Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-30

"a I. Az. =. things and being constituted
wander onward through the whole broad iand OF you
..s.nt rack Of Illusion and fancy before We can reseh
lie bare border (beyond wh ch few get OF that Pro
..a Land of Pure rather drcary Reason, TO when
,h.. ne. pillars Of cloud by day, aud Of hre by night
tthe prophets have nsmed offer, 80 unlike those 0,
old carry US at once, by short ea'-'he roy" r0Ao
and railway OF their Chid-science -
I.~.re did not travel under these matter-otiaet
gude but went by old and devious yet alurng way
Of the uneorrec,sd senses and excited he.r
supplied first with such books alone a. chidhood can
reiish-those seemingly humble but difficult hctions,
which though appearing In their homeness TO possess so
Itt. of literary merit have the high Of most
skfu simplicity and OF perfect adaptation 10 their Oh
ects besides that they hit With true art, amidst all
th. apparcn dcstuton Of L. the spirit OF that now
period of being for which it is 50 hard
90 write Hos unlike these the wreiehed babole OF ,he
new friends OF childhood, who know so little how to ad
dre.s because they do know how to captivate it
which, indeed Is the great test For It IL in vain to eS
pect that children should do anything better than to amuse
themselves Il sinhuman 10 deprive them OF any por-
ton Of the Instructive and perpetual joys OF that golden
are OF our existence during which alone no care con-
sumes loss Of innocence disurbs US; and II PERM
cous TO Interrupt those lessons Of the limbs OF the sen
ses which Natare-hai wise instructreSs-is busiy
teaching them and teaching good mother that she Isl in
the school Of their restless and eager
sports Il Is but her processes always the best, which
suggest for the artificial education. BE not in haste to
take them of her hands eschew especially, the new
fang led arocy of robbng them of nearly their whole
childhood by setting themat early Lessons almost be-
fore they can walk When you do begin, let II be mod
esuy anu ~ ne nS IA o an, Iesson in what seems
On ordef 70 ~s "u a w a ON nv tho ,,owarv uav
of pleasure not knowledge positive and d.
rect ( for Of that he is utterly incapable, but
70 msIN" -, oe sod;rr s,;orment in them
Thus to win him. consult the faculties which are hvely IN
administration and the feelings not those which are
yer uo'nahS III ~ ~ tnJcad sure ana IN obvious
,uid the process OF knowledge il the in society
in theindiydua barbarans are but larger ana mercer
chhdren. iney nav ~ uiTes whcN tbcrsSor.'
muen ,bnsevss the proces. IS nvariable
sney oesh 70 nPv ~, - -, 10 ds,ce and sons.
anG inueeu lne' , -, Ia ssrve ,boir mamorr
then thsee, 10 P'S'"'0e ,e 80 - IL -.-sa, -
put on the 'a'Iau'e Alu ,, 49, - -; IL WILL
exploits OF their hs'oes' e qua. go ~ T,,,, .r1on
legends IN soru, arc 'I MS IL, 80 ,hoir ea,Ics,
all nations the o.fu au aue iss nsG.ct neIt snc
authors Heroic poso!I AOo " ,I ~ NO, only H;s,o
ceeds, and becomes the genera Vehci, T o' Ui W.,
~, Religion ana Morsis; Out 49, i =. IwIado ar
Science In short all Tue oeS"I p co;aUco sS5 .n
poenea ana iinag'nHtNv Au i,t.r Co. - Who'll nno
tne uu" - y, rs ~ ,;ss,,,t
pie, or for the single individual .,.
How long Legsre was IN eHhAnsung the Gegnts o. In
sweet literature OF cuuGoou, huon noa -, &c ,;ia
there was hardly anything IN ue seNerAI '!0'es " ~
ture romance, from SANFORD dnd merton up 70 nom"
Hood. from John Ghpn up 10 thsry Chaoe from "sS 10
Boots up TO Aladdin dd ms lamp 'hat ne uu no S'e "
have once roted IN anu sun 10 recuI 10, win AnoS u
abated enjoyment ne loved 100 70 uA'e III "
old "story-books ana TO leclAlm asas'
the new, as things utterly aooiSe etner 10 auSV vi 70
Instruct; nehhsr milk Tor oaoes nor WeA 'or men. ie
are, he would say ~ once shalo" anu slo anu -
meant TO dwarf the understanding WINE Ihey ue14S '
fancy. Happily they viii hurt NOBODY LOT the ola eau
tbem and the young won't unless Ine! DC suen oo,s az
ready that they cant De damaged MllI ursart sun '
either maH OF boy what mere poor OF oon'lo" "
plunge people Ia, rs II TO maze 'heh io'se, oeoLe -!
they know What aH anti'hippocrene 10 ave away az
inspiration ana put out the le o, tle lu - H
again, 10 that eiiem'nate stream Tue Na'erso "'ou
said, IN Greek iaoe' 10 WASH ava! he &C. 9Hu - e
bAther neither young nor DID, neither maze nor
None but eunuchs of the Mid can have written sue"
hsvery hard 70 TELL lheir composition seunlS W Oe %
more than poetry, git ana quite oeyonu te reAe" "
rules hut Of this at Least am sure that uese rev
performances nave missed tie mars mos so,'o,, "
there never ye' was BOOK IN heir cas- worm
which had not In It Just the opposite 70 ~hAt they
- TO say, ome nuehnaoe cha'i "en e"tces tue !"us
towards learning and tle Old back TO ignorance; Tor
they are read. al either emu oil me- "th almost the sae
delight - -
nave dWet upon hese inAltaTs' party because Tue!
display some OF the peculiar opinions ci LcSare ana part
ly because this portion OF ms education nae prooAoy no
trivial inAaenee over me neany' natural anu m-y 'o'
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then' wan per,ous aoeh'Ies au many strange ns'S''
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curiosity OF taste seecleu' lhu JUS W orn Whs' - 10Y
lad o. parts IN TINS manner oest out rarely ornel souiG
ana strohg Kno Eeugeo h's own tpnsI', Us grammatical
PrncPes, anu "h"Is" many VI 's "'I'eI iS Pu'e'
speech Sueh was MS e"D1isn conIucel ana
s%ee'ensu ny e teuer au .'TBeyn care ol MS aIh''
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unlay; me hoassnolu was tus nS sGnO" -h1 nfI'
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s"Isu oe ~ A'"osPho's % hno"Ieuse auec'ioi Pie!
anu ., 'er!thng ingenious SI, anu gsIuin'ng.
10 me further history OF his mnd-eetten omitted parts
s1cn An no" merely rSlAclig nave 'Fsapy to'u
~ he suVeeSNe masters uhuer Nhose care ne
tnee Is, however an ep,'oue OF ns ne AT D "aduS'S'
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nI'Se, tne soess OF nome e'uca'oh' OF when tue
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