Excerpt from The Preceptor, 1758, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing a General Course of Education, Wherein the Principles of Polite Learning Are Laid Down in a Way Most Suitable for Trying the Genius, and Advancing the Instruction of Youth; In Twelve Parts
Every Man, who has been engage ing, knows with how much ful Minds are confined to 0 tion, and how readily they deviate to rather than attend to that which is 1 Talk. That this Difpolition, when inconfillent with the Forms of Education, is to be checked, will readily be granted; but fince, though it may be in fome Degree obviated, it cannot wholly be fupprefl'ed, it is finely rational to turn it to Advantage, by taking care that the Mind {hall never want Objects on which its Faculties may be ufefully employed. It is not impoflible, that this refllefs Defire of No. Velty, which gives fo much Trouble to the Teacher, may he often the Struggle of the Un derflanding fl'arting from that, to which it is not by Nature adapted, and travelling in Search of fornething on which it may fix with greater Satisfaction. For without fuppoling each Man.
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