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memory was the test of all knowledge. No 

 doubt, in some things, such as languages, pre- 

 cise knowledge of words is essential, and there- 

 fore I refer to my own special defect in saying 

 this." 



(26) " My school work was too predominantly 

 classical, and nearly everything was taught on 

 authority.' 



(27) " Persistence in giving me no holiday, 

 and overstraining my memory when I was 

 very young." 



(28) "My principal regret is that I was un- 

 able to pursue the study of mathematics." 



(29) " Mathematics were not pushed far 

 enough ; natural science was left to the boys 

 themselves." 



(30) "My boyhood was utterly wasted, and 

 the efforts of my manhood have not sufficed, 

 and never will suffice, to repair the loss." 



(31) "Omission of all subjects excepting the 

 classics, but particularly [faulty] in the want of 

 intellectual training." 



