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A course of lectures; containing remarks upon the government and education of children. thoughts upon the present plan of education, and an essay upon elocution. To which is added, a sermon
Rest Knipe
Paperback. RareBooksClub.com 2012-05-10.
ISBN 9781231210734
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1786 Excerpt: ... of our young gentlemen are trained up in this disposition, is too true to be denied. Time, indeed, may convince them of their error; but not, perhaps, until it is too late to recover what they have lost. The education of Gentlemen should be suitable to their rank. An elder son, to whom our laws give the estate, should resemble a young nobleman; not from a vain desire of being equal with him, but from a laudable ambition of being excelled by none in learning. His education mould contain every thing that is useful and ornamen-r tal. As he is more conspicuous than others, others, his education should be such as will cast a lustre upon every one that beholds him. He should be taught to know, that by having a fortune superior to his brothers, he is obliged to acquire superior qualifications. He should consider himself as one designed to do honour to his family, and to his country; and remember, that if he neglects to cultivate his mind, he will be a disgrace to both. In short, he should be an honour and an ornament to the age he lives in. To this end, he should study languages; that is, two of the dead ones, Latin and Greek; and of the living ones, besides his mother-tongue, French at least: for the learned are not agreed upon the variety of languages necessary U to to be acquired. But besides languages, a gentleman is to learn philosophy, both moral and natural. He should understand the mathematics; the ancient and modern laws of his own country; and the customs, laws, and manners of other nations. He should be well acquainted with history, and even be a critic in his own history and language; because they are what, in real life, he will have most occasion to exercise. To this solid learning, should be added the embellishments of polite literature, .poetry, pai
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