A WONDERFUL SERENITY HAS TAKEN POSSESSION OF MY ENTIRE SOUL, LIKE THESE SWEET MORNINGS OF SPRING WHICH I ENJOY WITH MY WHOLE HEART. I AM ALONE, AND FEEL THE CHARM OF EXISTENCE IN THIS SPOT, WHICH WAS CREATED FOR THE BLISS OF SOULS LIKE MINE. I AM SO HAPPY, MY DEAR FRIEND, SO ABSORBED IN THE EXQUISITE SENSE OF MERE TRANQUIL EXISTENCE, THAT I NEGLECT MY TALENTS. I SHOULD BE INCAPABLE OF DRAWING A SINGLE STROKE AT THE PRESENT MOMENT. I THROW MYSELF DOWN AMONG THE TALL GRASS BY THE TRICKLING STREAM; AND, AS I LIE CLOSE TO THE EARTH. THOUSAND UNKNOWN PLANTS ARE NOTICED BY ME. WHEN I HEAR THE BUZZ OF THE LITTLE WORLD AMONG THE STALKS, AND GROW FAMILIAR WITH THE COUNTLESS.
