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Moral Discipline.
It has been aſſerted, "That no being, merely human, could properly educate a child." I entirely coincide with this author; but though perfection cannot be attained, and unforeſeen events will ever govern human conduct, yet ſtill it is our duty to lay down ſome rule to regulate our actions by, and to adhere to it, as conſiſtently as our infirmities will permit. To be able to follow Mr. Locke's ſyſtem (and this may be ſaid of almoſt all treatiſes on education) the parents muſt have ſubdued their own paſſions,which
