How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by the mental stamina it affords him in most cases, what a waste of good food it is!

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It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few...

It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few...

For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.

For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.

And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.

And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.

The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will...

The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will...

In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education.

In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education.

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there...

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there...

It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for...

It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for...

In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions...

In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions...

It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social...

It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social...

Some Critics on the Hearth are not only good-natured, but have rather too high, or,...

Some Critics on the Hearth are not only good-natured, but have rather too high, or,...

One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.

One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.

To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a...

To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a...

It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and,...

It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and,...

A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when...

A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when...

There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are...

There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are...

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes...

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes...

For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought...

For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought...

But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no...

But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no...

A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no...

A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no...

Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position...

Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position...