June 05, 1774
is to Day at Ucomico, at the lower church,
I choose therefore to stay in my Room----
----How pleasant is retirement! And
how easy is it to enjoy it----This may
seem strange, but it is true----I have but
very few acquaintances, & they easily dis-
pense with my Absence----I have an
elegant inviting apartment for Study
----I have plenty of valuable & entertain-
-ing Books----And I hav business of my
own that requires my attention----At
Home my Relations call me proud and
morose if I do not visit them----
My own private business often calls me
off & unsettles my mind----There too
lives the girl who has subdued my heart!
----All these put together, when they
operate at once, are a strong incitement
to divert me from Study. Yet I love Co-
-hansie! And in spite of my resolution,
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