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. Tues. 23. 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. Wed. 24. 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 ! Fri. 26. 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. Sat. 27.-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 ? Sun. 28.-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,