Wesley Corpus

and at three in Temple church ; so filled as I never saw it before . In the evening I spent an hour in fixing the places of the seve- ral classes, at the society ; a thing necessary to be done, although it is certain some will be not a little displeased. An end was put to the long contest between Dr Coke and Mr. Durbin, by the Doctor's acknowledging that the words he had wrote were too keen ; and that hewas sorry hehad given Mr. D. so much uneasiness. I took awalk in Miss Goldney's garden at Clifton. 438 REV. J. WESLEY'S Oct. 1788. Nothing can bemorepleasant. But whatis most remarkable is, the long terrace-walk, commanding amost beautiful prospect, and the grotto, the largest andmost beautiful in its kind that I ever saw. It is admirably well laid out, and decorated with a surprising variety ofshells and glittering fossils ; the procuring and placing of which (we were informed) took the late Mr. Goldney above twenty years. Andhehas left it all ! We had a fast-day, which was concluded with a solemn watch-night. At the close of this we sung, Yevirgin souls, arise ! accompanied by the Gloucestershire band of music. Such a concert was never heard in that House before, and perhaps never will be again. -Two or three friends took me to Blaise-Castle, about five miles from Bristol. Mr. F-, a person of exqui- site taste, built it some years ago, on the top of a hill, which commands such a prospect all fourways as nothing in England excels . Thence we went to Lord Clifford's seat, at King's Weston. His house, one of the most beautiful I ever saw, stands on a little eminence in his park, and fronts all fourways. The prospect is fine every way,commanding both the land and the water ; and the rooms are very elegantly furnished, particu- larly with excellent pictures. And must the owner leave all these beautiful things ? Will Death have no more respect for a Lord than for a beggar ? -I set out in the mail-coach. Tuesday, 30. Having for the present settled my business at London, in the evening I took coach for Lynn ; and came thither about noon on Wednes- day, OCTOBER 1. I spent all the time with much satisfaction,