this　writing；　but　only　to　discover　myself；　who；　also　shall；　peradventure；
  be　another　thing　to…morrow；　if　I　chance　to　meet　any　new　instruction　to
  change　me。　　I　have　no　authority　to　be　believed；　neither　do　I　desire　it；
  being　too　conscious　of　my　own　inerudition　to　be　able　to　instruct　others。
  Some　one；　then；　having　seen　the　preceding　chapter；　the　other　day　told　me
  at　my　house；　that　I　should　a　little　farther　have　extended　my　discourse　on
  the　education　of　children。＇〃　Which；　how　fit　I　am　to　do；　let　my　friends
  flatter　me　if　they　please；　I　have　in　the　meantime　no　such　opinion　of　my
  own　talent；　as　to　promise　myself　any　very　good　success　from　my
  endeavour。〃　　This　passage　would　appear　to　be　an　interpolation　by　Cotton。
  At　all　events；　I　do　not　find　it　in　the　original　editions　before　me；　or　in
  Coste。＇
  Now；　madam；　if　I　had　any　sufficiency　in　this　subject；　I　could　not
  possibly　better　employ　it；　than　to　present　my　best　instructions　to　the
  little　man　that　threatens　you　shortly　with　a　happy　birth　（for　you　are　too
  generous　to　begin　otherwise　than　with　a　male）；　for；　having　had　so　great　a
  hand　in　the　treaty　of　your　marriage；　I　have　a　certain　particular　right
  and　interest　in　the　greatness　and　prosperity　of　the　issue　that　shall
  spring　from　it；　beside　that；　your　having　had　the　best　of　my　services　so
  long　in　possession；　sufficiently　obliges　me　to　desire　the　honour　and
  advantage　of　all　wherein　you　shall　be　concerned。　　But；　in　truth；　all　I
  understand　as　to　that　particular　is　only　this；　that　the　greatest　and　most
  important　difficulty　of　human　science　is　the　education　of　children。　　For
  as　in　agriculture；　the　husbandry　that　is　to　precede　planting；　as　also
  planting　itself；　is　certain；　plain；　and　well　known；　but　after　that　which
  is　planted　comes　to　life；　there　is　a　great　deal　more　to　be　done；　more　art
  to　be　used；　more　care　to　be　taken；　and　much　more　difficulty　to　cultivate
  and　bring　it　to　perfection　so　it　is　with　men；　it　is　no　hard　matter　to　get
  children；　but　after　they　are　born；　then　begins　the　trouble；　solicitude；
  and　care　rightly　to　train；　principle；　and　bring　them　up。　　The　symptoms　of
  their　inclinations　in　that　tender　age　are　so　obscure；　and　the　promises　so
  uncertain　and　fallacious；　that　it　is　very　hard　to　establish　any　solid
  judgment　or　conjecture　upon　them。　　Look　at　Cimon；　for　example；　and
  Themistocles；　and　a　thousand　others；　who　very　much　deceived　the
  expectation　men　had　of　them。　　Cubs　of　bears　and　puppies　readily　discover
  their　natural　inclination；　but　men；　so　soon　as　ever　they　are　grownup；
  applying　themselves　to　certain　habits；　engaging　themselves　in　certain
  opinions；　and　conforming　themselves　to　particular　laws　and　customs；
  easily　alter；　or　at　least　disguise；　their　true　and　real　disposition；　and
  yet　it　is　hard　to　force　the　propension　of　nature。　　Whence　it　comes　to
  pass；　that　for　not　having　chosen　the　right　course；　we　often　take　very
  great　pains；　and　consume　a　good　part　of　our　time　m　training　up　children
  to　things；　for　which；　by　their　natural　constitution；　they　are　totally
  unfit。　　In　this　difficulty；　nevertheless；　I　am　clearly　of　opinion；　that
  they　ought　to　be　elemented　in　the　best　and　most　advantageous　studies；
  without　taking　too　much　notice　of；　or　being　too　superstitious　in　those
  light　prognostics　they　give　of　themselves　in　their　tender　years；　and　to
  which　Plato；　in　his　Republic；　gives；　methinks；　too　much　authority。
  Madam；　science　is　a　very　great　ornament；　and　a　thing　of　marvellous　use；
  especially　in　persons　raised　to　that　degree　of　fortune　in　which　you　are。
  And；　in　truth；　in　persons　of　mean　and　low　condition；　it　cannot　perform
  its　true　and　genuine　office；　being　naturally　more　prompt　to　assist　in　the
  conduct　of　war；　in　the　government　of　peoples；　in　negotiating　the　leagues
  and　friendships　of　princes　and　foreign　nations；　than　in　forming　a
  syllogism　in　logic；　in　pleading　a　process　in　law；　or　in　prescribing　a
  dose　of　pills　in　physic。　　Wherefore；　madam；　believing　you　will　not　omit
  this　so　necessary　feature　in　the　education　of　your　children；　who　yourself
  have　tasted　its　sweetness；　and　are　of　a　learned　extraction　（for　we　yet
  have　the　writings　of　the　ancient　Counts　of　Foix；　from　whom　my　lord；　your
  husband；　and　yourself；　are　both　of　you　descended；　and　Monsieur　de
  Candale；　your　uncle；　every　day　obliges　the　world　with　others；　which　will
  extend　the　knowledge　of　this　quality　in　your　family　for　so　many
  succeeding　ages）；　I　will；　upon　this　occasion；　presume　to　acquaint　your
  ladyship　with　one　particular　fancy　of　my　own；　contrary　to　the　common
  method；　which　is　all　I　am　able　to　contribute　to　your　service　in　this
  affair。
  The　charge　of　the　tutor　you　shall　provide　for　your　son；　upon　the　choice
  of　whom　depends　the　whole　success　of　his　education；　has　several　other
  great　and　considerable　parts　and　duties　required　in　so　important　a　trust；
  besides　that　of　which　I　am　about　to　speak：　these；　however；　I　shall　not
  mention；　as　being　unable　to　add　anything　of　moment　to　the　common　rules：
  and　in　this；　wherein　I　take　upon　me　to　advise；　he　may　follow　it　so　far
  only　as　it　shall　appear　advisable。
  For　a；　boy　of　quality　then；　who　pretends　to　letters　not　upon　the　account
  of　profit　（for　so　mean　an　object　is　unworthy　of　the　grace　and　favour
  of　the　Muses；　and　moreover；　in　it　a　man　directs　his　service　to　and
  depends　upon　others）；　nor　so　much　for　outward　ornament；　as　for　his　own
  proper　and　peculiar　use；　and　to　furnish　and　enrich　himself　within；　having
  rather　a　desire　to　come　out　an　accomplished　cavalier　than　a　mere　scholar
  or　learned　man；　for　such　a　one；　I　say；　I　would；　also；　have　his　friends
  solicitous　to　find　him　out　a　tutor；　who　has　rather　a　well…made　than　a
  well…filled　head；　＇〃'Tete　bien　faite'；　an　expression　created　by
  Montaigne；　and　which　has　remained　a　part　of　our　language。〃Servan。＇
  seeking；　indeed；　both　the　one　and　the　other；　but　rather　of　the　two　to
  prefer　manners　and　judgment　to　mere　learning；　and　that　this　man　should
  exercise　his　charge　after　a　new　method。
  'Tis　the　custom　of　pedagogues　to　be　eternally　thundering　in　their　pupil's
  ears；　as　they　were　pouring　into　a　funnel；　whilst　the　business　of　the
  pupil　is　only　to　repeat　what　the　others　have　said：　now　I　would　have　a
  tutor　to　correct　this　error；　and；　that　at　the　very　first；　he　should
  according　to　the　capacity　he　has　to　deal　with；　put　it　to　the　test；
  permitting　his　pupil　himself　to　taste　things；　and　of　himself　to　discern
  and　choose　them；　sometimes　opening　the　way　to　him；　and　sometimes　leaving
  him　to　open　it　for　himself；　that　is；　I　would　not　have　him　alone　to　invent
  and　speak；　but　that　he　should　also　hear　his　pupil　speak　in　turn。
  Socrates；　and　since　him　Arcesilaus；　made　first　their　scholars　speak；　and
  then　they　spoke　to　them　＇Diogenes　Laertius；　iv。　36。＇
  〃Obest　plerumque　iis；　qui　discere　volunt；
  auctoritas　eorum；　qui　docent。〃
  ＇〃The　authority　of　those　who　teach；　is　very　often　an　impediment　to
  those　who　desire　to　learn。〃Cicero；　De　Natura　Deor。；　i。　5。＇
  It　is　good　to　make　him；　like　a　young　horse；　trot　before　him；　that　he　may
  judge　of　his　going；　and　how　much　he　is　to　abate　of　his　own　speed；　to
  accommodate　himself　to　the　vigour　and　capacity　of　the　other。　　For　want　of
  which　due　proportion　we　spoil　all；　which　also　to　know　how　to　adjust；　and
  to　keep　within　an　exact　and　due　measure；　is　one　of　the　hardest　things　I
  know；　and　'tis　the　effect　of　a　high　and　well…tempered　soul；　to　know　how
  to　condescend　to　such　puerile　motions　and　to　govern　and　direct　them。
  I　walk　firmer　and　more　secure　up　hill　than　down。
  Such　as；　according　to　our　common　way　of　teaching；　undertake；　with　one　and
  the　same　lesson；　and　the　same　measure　of　direction；　to　instruct　several
  boys　of　differing　and　unequal　capacities；　are　infinitely　mistaken；　and
  'tis　no　wonder；　if　in　a　whole　multitude　of　scholars；　there　are　not　found
  above　two　or　three　who　bring　away　any　good　account　of　their　time　and
  discipline。　　Let　the　master　not　only　examine　him　about　the　grammatical
  construction　of　the　bare　words　of　his　lesson；　but　about　the　sense　and　let
  him　judge　of　the　profit　he　has　made；　not　by　the　testimony　of　his　memory；
  but　by　that　of　his　life。　　Let　him　make　him　put　what　he　has　learned　into　a
  hundred　several　forms；　and　accommodate　it　to　so　many　several　subjects；　to
  see　if　he　yet　rightly　comprehends　it；　and　has　made　it　his　own；　taking
  instruction　of　his　progress　by　the　pedagogic　institutions　of　Plato。　　'Tis
  a　sign　of　crudity　and　indigestion　to　disgorge　what　we　eat　in　the　same
  condition　it　was　swallowed；　the　stomach　has　not　performed　its　office
  unless　it　have　altered　the　form　and　condition　of　what　was　committed　to　it
  to　concoct。　　Our　minds　work　only　upon　trust；　when　bound　and　compelled　to
  follow　the　appetite　of　another's　fancy；　enslaved　and　captivated　under　the
  authority　of　another's　instruction；　we　have　been　so　subjected　to　the
  trammel；　that　we　have　no　free；　nor　natural　pace　of　our　own；　our　own
  vigour　and　liberty　are　extinct　and　gone：
  〃Nunquam　tutelae　suae　fiunt。〃
  ＇〃They　are　ever　in　wardship。〃Seneca；　Ep。；　33。＇
  I　was　privately　carried　at　Pisa　to　see　a　very　honest　man；　but　so　great　an
  Aristotelian；　that　his　most　usual　thesis　was：　〃That　the　touchstone　and
  square　of　all　solid　imagination；　and　of　a