The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-09-22

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which forcibly illustrates, by reference
10 we'll authenticated facts, the pri1ciple
that man il ne,er 100 old to learn;
SocRATEs, a an extreme cid age, iearit
10 play on musical instruments. lbs
would look ridiculous Tor some Of the I,eh|
old men OF our city, especially il tbey
should take it into their heads 70 thru
guitar under lady's window, whie
Socrates did not do, but Only learned
play upon some instrument. Vt his time
not a guitar, for the purpose d resisting
The wear and tear Of old age.
/ Caro-, at eighty years oi age, thought
proper to Iearu The Greek language
Many d our young men at th'rty and
forty have forgotten even the alphabet OF
a language the knowledge Of which was
necessary to en:er college. a hae CON.
,ncnt upon their love Of letters, truly.
oLuTAacH, when between seventy and
eighty, commenced the study of Latin.
Many Of our young lawyers, not thirty
years Of age, think That nisi prils, scire
facias. &c. are English expressions; sni
lii you tell them that knowledge Of The
Latin would make them appear little
more respectable in their profession. they
will reply thai they are too old to think
Of Iearnirg Latin.
BoccAcIo was thirty Eve years old
when he commenced his studies ia polite
literature. VT he became one Of the
three great masters OF the Tuscan dia.
Iect, Dante and Petrarch beng the other
two. There are Tany among US ten
years younger than than BoccacIo, who
are dying of eunui and regret that they
we're not educated TO taste for litera-
lture. Lut they are now too OLD
Sir HENRY SpELMAH neglected The
sciences 10 his youth but commenced the
study Of them wien be was between if'
Ky and sixty years Of age. After Ibis
|iire lie. became most learned antigua
ran and: lawyer Our Young fnen begin
to think Of laying their seniors on the
shelf when they have reached their sixty
years OF age. How different the present
estimate put upon experience iron that
which characterized a certain neTiod OF
the Greciaa republic, when d'an was
Ino, allowed TO open his mouth IN caucu-
SEES OF political meetings who was under
forty years Of age!
/ COLBERT. the famous French Minister.
at sixty years of age returned 70 his Lat
ia aud law studies. How many OF our
college learnt uen baveever locked IN.
10 their classics since their graduation!
| Dn.. JOHNSON applied himself to the
Dutch language but ! few years before
his death. Most Of our merchants and
lawyers Of twenty FIVE, thirty, and forty
! years Of age, are Obliged 70 apply 10 2
Teacher to translate business letter wr't-
ten in he French language, which might
lie learnt in the tenth part Of The time
required for the study Of The Dutcb--and
all because they are s'toc old 70 learn. I"
4 LUpovico MoSALDEsco, At The great
ace OF one hundred and fifteen. wrote
line memoirs Of his own timss. 4 s'ngu-
liar rxertion, noticed by Voltsire,. who
Twas himself one Of tie most remarkable
instances Of The progress OF age ~ new
studies.
Oct1sy. The translator Of Homer ana
Virgil, was unacquainted with Latin eng
Greek til he VAS pas, fifty.
FnAHKLrh, did moi fully commence h's
philosorhica al pursuits TIL he had reached
his fitch year How many among Us
Of thirty, forty. and City. who req no.
thing hui new spal ers fsr the want Of 2
taste for natural philosophy! Bot they
/ . .stoo old 10 learn" !.
accoaso. great lawyer being ssSed
why he began the study Of law 50 'a'e.
answ cred that, indeed, be began ~ ls'o
but he should therefore master i the soon
a.. This agrees with our theory 'hss
healthy old age gives man the power o.
acc o,nplishing difficult STUDY ~ much
less tine than would be necessary 10 one
Of half his years.
). DRypEs. in bis sixty eighth year, COM
menced The translation Of the mao; an"
his most pleasing productions were "s''
ten in lis old age.
we could % On and cite THOUSANDS III q
exa mples Of men who Csmneaced new
s,uJy. and struck out in'oa entirety uew
ru,,nit. either ior.livelihood Or amuse'