are the great divisions ; the words in small capitals 

 which stand out in the margins to catch the eye, 

 are the subordinate divisions ; and the words which 

 follow these are some of the points. Thus there 

 are three steps of analysis, only the last one is neces- 

 sarily imperfect, as inserting all the points would 

 have been repeating the whole substance of the 

 book. 



The origin of the book, and the manner in which 

 I have attempted to manage the execution of it, may 

 be gleaned from the introduction. This introduction 

 I, very respectfully but very earnestly, recommend 

 to the attention of the reader, and more peculiarly 

 to those readers who are interested in promoting 

 the grand cause of knowledge, whether in themselves 

 personally, or in others, especially in the young and 

 the unexperienced. I do not ask a single reader to 

 agree with me in any one point of detail, but I invite 

 all to apply their closest observation and their most 

 dispassionate thought to the subject ; and I am quite 

 sure they will and they must agree with me, that the 

 great body of the people may be much better educated 

 in much less time than they have hitherto been. 



