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46 they hould be prevailed on to relate the tories they have read in their own words. Writing well is of great conequence in life as to our temporal interet and of till more to the mind; as it teaches a peron to arrange their thoughts and diget them. Beides, it forms the only true bais of rational and elegant converation.

Reading, and uch arts as have been already mentioned, would fill up the time, and prevent a young peron's being lot in diipation, which enervates the mind, and often leads to improper connections. When habits are fixed, and a character in ome meaure formed, the entering into the buy