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But the vice of drinking to excefs, muft not 
be imputed exclufively to the Univerfities. 
Its fource lies frequently fomewhat higher. 
I am forry to fay, that this infidious enemy 
to human nature, often originates in our 
public fchools. Shame to tell! the prefent 
age affords many examples of drunken 
fchoolboys. What can be the caufe of an 
evil fo enormous? Who are we to cenfure? 
The mafters ? No. They do every thing 
in their power to prevent it; but in vain. 
It originates in the inconceivable folly of 
opulent parents, who, by fending their darl- 
ing fons, after every vacation, with guineas 
in their pockets, furniih them with the 
temptations to every kind of irregularity. 
Not only drunkennefs is the confequence of 
this oftentatious parental weaknefs, but 
other vices that are often feverely felt in the 
third and fourth generation. 
Many young gentlemen fail down the 
tide of indulgence for want of capacity, or 
reflexion, to perceive the rocks and qtiick- 
fands, amongft which their voyage muft 
terminate. Thefe deferve our companion. 
But, what (hall we fay of thofe, on whom 
nature has beftowed penetration and fore- 
fight, amply fufficient to know the confe- 
quences 
