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sequence of this last sweep of return, he is 

 again more within compass : but, by repeating 

 from here his angular advance to his counter- 

 range on the left, he is again thrown out, and 

 has to repair it as before. You can not but 

 perceive how much every tendency to this be- 

 comes a direct loss of so much useless range, 

 in addition to the slovenly manner in which the 

 extremities of the beat are left very imperfectly 

 examined. 



For these reasons I have somewhat minutely 

 dwelt, but I think not unnecessarily so, upon 

 this important and indispensable preliminary of 

 regularly quartering. In order to facilitate its 

 attainment, I have pointed out some errors; 

 and have endeavoured to trace those errors to 

 their source, as the surest means of preventing 

 what, if once established, does not admit of 

 correction. The impression of early habits is 

 every thing in education ; and it is in youth only 

 that you can lay the ground-work of perfection. 

 Nature and experience will instruct him in the 

 performance of some of his other duties ; but 

 the habitual establishment of regulated range, 

 the due performance of his evolutions, the quar- 

 tering of his ground to all advantage, is the work 

 of art, and must come from yourself alone. 

 To you, therefore, I now leave it, in proportion 



