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sorts of sums and spelling exercises. Should I have 

 persisted in fixing her attention I should only have 

 defeated my true object, and made her stale for future 

 undertakings. In fact, I only engaged in these three, 

 by way of giving a greater sense of completeness to 

 the idea, and also in order to fire the ambition of others 

 embarking upon work of a similar nature. 



