6 UNIVERSAL ERUDITION. 



thus acquired a ready knowledge of chronology, 

 he may undertake, with his tutor, a complete 

 and rational courfe of hiftory : and there Clio 

 fhould pluck for him the golden apples of the 

 garden of the Hefperides. The animated and 

 linking pictures of hiftory offer two forts of ex- 

 amples, the one to imitate, and the other to 

 avoid. It is the bufmefs of an able inftructor 

 carefully to point out, in the annals of all na- 

 tions, thofe facts and characters that mufl in- 

 fpiie their pupils with admiration or horror j and 

 confequently excite in their minds a defire to 

 imitate their virtues, and avoid their vices. 

 The portraits of the truly great, ns well as the ty- 

 rants of antiquity, when li/ely drawn, mull 

 flrongly affect the young ftudent ; for they will 

 feem to fay : " Future generations, princes, 

 " heroes, ftatefmen, fcholars, philoiopfiers ! 

 " Providence, for our greater reward, or more 

 " exemplary puniQiment, has placed our ftatues 

 <c in this gallery, to fervc as amiable or deteiia- 

 " ble models to future ages. Emulate our vir- 

 " tues, and have ajuft abhorrence of our crimes. 

 " Know that your real characters, that your 

 <c actions, however abfurd or unjuft, and with 

 " whatever veil you may cover them, or under 

 " whatever mafic you may difguife them, will, 

 <c 1'ke ours, ftand naked before pofterity. The 

 " piercing public eye will penetrate the mod 

 " fecret folds of your hearts. A thoufand 

 <c fagacious obfervers continually furround you, 

 ** and a thoufand pencils are conftantly ready to 



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