Where is there greater facility for passing the winter
 comforted by generous fire and warm baths, than on a
 farm? Where is it pleasanter to spend the summer
 enjoying the cool waters and breezes and shade, than
 in the country? What other art yields more seemly first-fruits for the
 gods, or gives occasion for more crowded festivals?
 What art is dearer to servants, or pleasanter to a
 wife, or more delightful to children, or more
 agreeable to friends?