Howgaydidthefaceofnatureappear！Hills，valleys，chateaux，gardens，rivers，everyobjectworeit’sliveliesthue！Whencedidtheyborrowit?Fromthepresenceofourcharmingcompanion。Theywerepleasing，becausesheseemedpleased。Alone，thescenewouldhavebeendull&insipid：theparticipationofitwithhergaveitrelish。Letthegloomymonk，sequesteredfromtheworld，seekunsocialpleasuresinthebottomofhiscell！Letthesublimatedphilosophergraspvisionaryhappinesswhilepursuingphantomsdressedinthegarboftruth！Theirsupremewisdomissupremefolly；&theymistakeforhappinessthemereabsenceofpain。Hadtheyeverfeltthesolidpleasureofonegenerousspasmoftheheart，theywouldexchangeforitallthefrigidspeculationsoftheirlives，whichyouhavebeenvauntinginsuchelevatedterms。Believemethenmyfriend，thatthatisamiserablearithmeticwhichcouldestimatefriendshipatnothing，oratlessthannothing。Respectforyouhasinducedmetoenterintothisdiscussion，&tohearprinciplesutteredwhichIdetest&abjure。Respectformyselfnowobligesmetorecallyouintotheproperlimitsofyouroffice。Whennatureassignedusthesamehabitation，shegaveusoveritadividedempire。Toyousheallottedthefieldofscience；tomethatofmorals。Whenthecircleistobesquared，ortheorbitofacomettobetraced；whenthearchofgreateststrength，orthesolidofleastresistanceistobeinvestigated，takeuptheproblem；itisyours；
naturehasgivenmenocognizanceofit。Inlikemanner，indenyingtoyouthefeelingsofsympathy，ofbenevolence，ofgratitude，ofjustice，oflove，offriendship，shehasexcludedyoufromtheircontroul。Totheseshehasadaptedthemechanismoftheheart。
Moralsweretooessentialtothehappinessofmantoberiskedontheincertaincombinationsofthehead。Shelaidtheirfoundationthereforeinsentiment，notinscience。Thatshegavetoall，asnecessarytoall：thistoafewonly，assufficingwithafew。I
knowindeedthatyoupretendauthoritytothesovereigncontroulofourconductinallitsparts：&arespectforyourgravesaws&
maxims，adesiretodowhatisright，hassometimesinducedmetoconformtoyourcounsels。AfewfactshoweverwhichIcanreadilyrecalltoyourmemory，willsufficetoprovetoyouthatnaturehasnotorganizedyouforourmoraldirection。WhenthepoorweariedsouldierwhomweovertookatChickahomonywithhispackonhisback，beggedustolethimgetupbehindourchariot，youbegantocalculatethattheroadwasfullofsouldiers，&thatifallshouldbetakenupourhorseswouldfailintheirjourney。Wedroveontherefore。Butsoonbecomingsensibleyouhadmademedowrong，thatthowecannotrelieveallthedistressedweshouldrelieveasmanyaswecan，Iturnedabouttotakeupthesouldier；buthehadenteredabyepath，&wasnomoretobefound；&fromthatmomenttothisI