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 . Thur. 16. 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. Sun. 19. 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. Tues. 21. 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-