a Peafant-like Man (followed by a numerous and lovely Train of Youths of both Sexes) infift upon Entrance C for all whom he led up. He put me in mind of the Country Clown who is painted in the Map for leading Prince Eugene over the Alps: He had a bundle of Papers in his Hand, and producing feveral, which, he faid, were given to him by Hands which he knew Apollo would allow as Paffes; among which, methoughts, I faw fome of my own writing; the whole • Affembly was admitted, and gave, by their Prefence, a new Beauty and Pleafure to thefe happy Mansions. I found the Man did not pretend to enter • himself, but ferved as a kind of Forefter in the Lawns to direct Paffengers, who by their own Merit, or Inftru ⚫ctions he procured for them, had VirC tue enough to travel that way. I • looked very attentively upon this kind homely Benefactor, and forgive me, "Mr. SPECTATOR, if I own to you I took him for your felf. We were • no fooner entered, but we were fprinkled three times with the Water of the

"Fountain Aganippe, which had power to deliver us from all Harms, but

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only Envy, which reached even to the 'end of our Journey. We had not proceeded far in the middle Path when "we arrived at the Summit of the Hill, where there immediately appeared to us two Figures, which extremely engaged my Attention: the one was a young Nymph in the Prime of her Youth and Beauty; fhe had Wings on her Shoulders and Feet, and was able to tranfport herself to the most diftant Regions in the smallest Space • of Time. She was continually varying her Drefs, fometimes into the most natural and becoming Habits in the • World, and at others into the most wild and freakish Garb that can be imagined. There ftood by her a Man full-aged, and of great Gravity, who corrected her Inconfiftences, by fhewing them in this Mirror, and ftill flung her affected and unbecoming Ornaments down the Mountain, which fell in the Plain below, and were gathered up and wore with great Satif'faction by those that inhabited it. The Name of this Nymph was Fancy, the Daughter of Liberty, the most beautiful of all the Mountain-Nymphs. The other was Judgment, the Off-fpring of

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Time, and the only Child he acknowledged to be his. A Youth, who fat upon a Throne juft between them, was their genuine Off-fpring? his Name was Wit, and his Seat was composed of the Works of the moft celebrated Authors. I could not but fee with a fecret Joy, that though the "Greeks and Romans made the Majority, C yet our own Countrymen were the next both in Number and Dignity. I was now at liberty to take a full Profpect of that delightful Region. I was infpired with new Vigour and Life, and faw every thing in nobler and more pleafing View than before; I breathed a purer Æther in a Sky 'which was a continued Azure, gilded 'with perpetual Sun-fhine. The two

Summits of the Mountain rofe on each fide, and formed in the midst a moft delicious Vale, the Habitation of the Muses, and of fuch as had compofed Works worthy of Immortality. Apollo was feated upon a Throne of Gold, and for a Canopy an aged Laurel fpread its Boughs and its Shade over his Head. His Bow and Quiver lay at his Feet. He held his Harp in his Hand, whilft the Muses round a

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bout him celebrated with Hymns his Victory over the Serpent Python, and fometimes fang in fofter Notes the "Loves of Leucothee and Daphnis. Homer, Virgil, and Milton were feated the next to them. Behind were a great Number of others, among whom I was furprized to fee fome in the Ha• bit of Laplanders, who, notwithstanding the Uncouthness of their Dress, had lately obtained a Place upon the Mountain. I faw Pindar walking alone, no one daring to accoft him till Cowley join'd himself to him, but .C growing weary of one who almoft walked him out of Breath, he left him for Horace and Anacreon, with whom •he feemed infinitely delighted.

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A little farther I faw another Groupe of Figures, I made up to them, and found it was Socrates dictating to Xenophon, and the Spirit of Plato; but most of all, Mufeus had the greateft Audience about him. I was too great a Distance to hear what he faid, or to discover the Faces of his Hearers; only I thought I now perceived Virgil, who had joined them, and flood in a Pofture full of Admirátion at the Harmony of his Words. " LASTLY,

LASTLY, At the very Brink of the Hill I faw Boccalini fending Dif patches to the World below of what happened upon Parnaus; but I per'ceived he did it without leave of the Mufes, and by ftealth, and was unwilling to have them revifed by AC pollo. I could now from this Height and ferene Sky behold the infinite Cares and Anxieties with which Mortals below fought out their way through the Maze of Life. I faw the Path of Virtue lie ftrait before them, whilft Intereft, or fome mali

cious Demon, ftill hurry'd them out of the way. I was at once touched with Pleafure at my own Happiness, and Compaffion at the fight of their 'inextricable Errors. Here the two contending Paffions rofe fo high, that they were inconfiftent with the fweet Repose I enjoy'd, and awaking with a fudden start, the only Confolation I 'could admit of for my Lofs, was the hopes that this Relation of my Dream • will not displease you, T

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