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acquiescence will render of no avail all these 

 my labours. But if you can not in the most 

 determined manner resist every temptation to 

 the two last, never dream of putting this system 

 of mine in practice : you will only fatigue your- 

 self in vain. 



At the formidable appearance it makes on 

 paper be not staggered : believe me, it is not so 

 difficult as you may, on the first perusal, sup- 

 pose. It is true that, except under the head of 

 quartering to find (in which, however, although 

 we are not to look for absolute perfection with- 

 out long labour, I do earnestly recommend your 

 persevering practice), I can not on any one point 

 dispense with a strict observance of its disci- 

 pline: but if you will adhere to it implicitly, 

 and if your pupil be tolerably bred, and if he 

 has already been taught no monstrous vice (ah, 

 Sir ! I again shake my head, for he has been 

 made cattle-driver in chief among the curs 

 yonder, down at *** *****), I say, Sir, I will 

 then pledge my reputation that a few, a very 

 few r lessons, will create a proficiency that will 

 astonish you. But again, you must not dream 

 of following me through its parts alone : in the 

 attempt to give consistence to the whole, I have 

 not so lightly interwoven their relations : you 



