Wesley Corpus

dog,who had bit several persons : He walked on, took up a large stone, struck thedog on the head, and knocked him down ; he then leaped upon him, and dispatched him ; while the people crowded round, and gave him abundance of thanks. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I visited many of July, 1778. those who had left the society ; but I found them so deeply prejudiced, that, till their hearts are changed, I could not advise them to return to it . I went with a few friends to Lord Charlemont's, two or three miles from Dublin. It is one of the pleasantest places I have ever seen : The water, trees, and lawns, are so elegantly intermixed with each other; having a serpentine walk running through a thick wood on one side, and an open prospect both of land and sea on the other. In the thickest part of the wood is the Hermitage, a small room, dark and gloomy enough. The Gothic temple, at the head of a fine piece of water, which is encompassedwith stately trees, is delightful indeed. But the most elegant of all the buildings is not finished : The shell of it is surprisingly beautiful, and the rooms well contrived both for use and ornament. But what is all this, unless God is here ? Unless he is known, loved, and enjoyed? Not only vanity, unable to give happiness, but vexation of spirit. In the evening I went on board the Prince of Orange; but, the wind failing, we soon struck upon a sand- bank. We got clear of it about five in the morning, and set sail. All the day before there had been a strong north-east wind; this had raised the sea to an uncommon degree, which affected me full as much as a storm. However, lying down at four in the afternoon, I fell asleep, and slept most of the time till four in the morning. About six we landed on Liverpool quay, and all my sickness was over. We had, as usual, a very numerous and very serious congregation. Wednesday, 22. I went on to Bolton. The new House here is the most beautiful in the country. It was well filled in the evening ; and I believe many of the audi-