<p>A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.</p><p>I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine.</p><p>I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents.</p><p>I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.</p><p>When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a</p>