14 Dr. Barnes oh Public and Private Education. 



dividual, which is abfolutely neceflary to his 

 beft improvement. 



But upon every plan, the whole will depend 

 upon the ability, the induftry, and I may add, 

 particularly, upon the manner of the mailer. 

 The advantages of the bed plan may be loft, by 

 incapacity and negligence. And even the word 

 may have a temporary brilliancy, from the fu- 

 perior talents and attention of him who conducts 

 it. 



The noblefl authority is that of love, mingled 

 with reverence. Let us imagine, connefted with 

 real abilities, that indefcribably happy manner^ 

 which we have already mentioned, but cannot 

 explain. There will probably be an eafy and 

 willing empire, over pleafed and unfufpicious 

 fubjeds. It will be an empire over the heart. 

 Their fubjedion will be chearfully paid to one 

 in whom they fee, powers in their eye fo ama- 

 zing, conneifted with a temper fo amiable, with 

 manners fo awfully engaging, with afFedions fo 

 finccre, and with a treatment fo generous, manly, 

 and confiftent. 



But, if we recoiled a moment the exceedingly 

 difficult points, to which education fhould be 

 directed, we fliall perhaps rather wifli, than ex- 

 ped, to fee any fcheme, in which they may 

 be all accomplifhed. To keep up the continual 

 impreffion of reverence, without intimidating-^ 

 10 retrain the fpirits, without deprelfing them — 



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