I am persuaded, that if any attempt is made to improve the education of the poor, and such an unmanly spirit should guide the resolution of a society or committee for that purpose, it would render the design abortive.

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My school is attended by near three hundred scholars.

My school is attended by near three hundred scholars.

A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are...

A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are...

The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through...

The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through...

A system of education, which would not gratify this disposition in any party, is requisite,...

A system of education, which would not gratify this disposition in any party, is requisite,...

IT is difficult to speak or write with becoming moderation or propriety, on topics to...

IT is difficult to speak or write with becoming moderation or propriety, on topics to...

We daily witness the beneficial effect produced to the community by the institution of premiums,...

We daily witness the beneficial effect produced to the community by the institution of premiums,...

Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and...

Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and...

The institution of a public library, containing books on education, would be well adapted for...

The institution of a public library, containing books on education, would be well adapted for...

All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to...

All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to...

The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile...

The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile...

Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals...

Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals...

When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any...

When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any...

Mankind are divided into sects, and individuals think very differently on religious subjects, from the...

Mankind are divided into sects, and individuals think very differently on religious subjects, from the...

This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the...

This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the...

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed,...

I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed,...

May this plain statement of facts prevail on the friends of the rising generation to...

May this plain statement of facts prevail on the friends of the rising generation to...

Female schools might be comprised in the list of those worthy the public patronage, with...

Female schools might be comprised in the list of those worthy the public patronage, with...

A national evil requires a national remedy; let not this any longer be delayed: let...

A national evil requires a national remedy; let not this any longer be delayed: let...

The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate...

The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate...

At a moderate calculation, among a million of persons inhabiting the metropolis, there are, at...

At a moderate calculation, among a million of persons inhabiting the metropolis, there are, at...