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　him　to　exercise　his　faculty　against　his　will；no　one　can　prevent　him　exercising　it　as　he　�no　poverty　can　choke�no　tariff　can　restrict　the　free　play　of　his　mind�and　even　the　“Times〃　Book　Club　can　only　exert　a　moderately　depressing　influence　upon　his　�so　long　as　he　does　his　best　he　is　�indeed�that　I　feel　devoutly　thankful　to　have　been　born　fond　of　�indeed�that　I　feel　grateful　to　all　the　brave　and　generous　spirits　who�in　every　age　and　in　every　land�have　fought　to　establish　the　now　unquestioned　freedom　of　the　pen。

And　what　a　noble　medium　the　English　language　�the　flexibility　and　the　profoundness　of　our　mother��and　in　simple　English�depend　upon　it—it　is　probably　not　worth　�or　even　reasonable�which　thrusts　upon　reluctant　and　unprehending　multitudes　of　treasures　which　can　only　be　appreciated　by　the　privileged　and　gifted　；meaningless　�I　reply　that　by　far　the　greater　number　of　students　finish　their　education　while　this　preparatory　stage　is　still　inplete　and　without　deriving　any　of　the　benefits　which　are　promised　as　its　result。书包　网　。　想看书来

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And　even　of　those　who�without　being　great　scholars�attain　a　certain　general　acquaintance　with　the　ancient　writers�can　it　really　be　said　that　they　have　also　obtained　the　mastery　of　English？　How　many　young　gentlemen　there　are　from　the　universities　and　public　schools　who　can　turn　a　Latin　verse　with　a　facility　which　would　make　the　old　Romans　squirm　in　their　�or　still　less　a　few　good　paragraphs　of　plain；correct�and　straightforward　�I　am　a　great　admirer　of　the　Greeks；although�of　course�I　have　to　depend　upon　what　others　tell　me　about　them�—and　I　would　like　to　see　our　educationists　imitate　in　one　respect�at　least�the　Greek　�they　cherished　it�they　adorned　it�they　expanded　it�and　that　is　why　it　survives　a　model　and　delight　to