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unfashionable_a carriage_n and_o whatever_o time_n and_o age_n will_v of_o itself_o be_v sure_a to_o reform_v be_v exempt_a from_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o rod_n there_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o need_n of_o beat_v child_n as_o be_v general_o make_v use_n of_o to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v learning_n to_o read_v write_v dance_n foreign_a language_n etc._n etc._n as_o under_o the_o same_o privilege_n there_o will_v be_v but_o very_o rare_o any_o occasion_n for_o blow_n or_o force_n in_o a_o ingenuous_a education_n the_o right_a way_n to_o teach_v they_o those_o thing_n be_v to_o give_v they_o a_o like_n and_o inclination_n to_o what_o you_o propose_v to_o they_o to_o be_v learn_v and_o that_o will_v engage_v their_o industry_n and_o application_n this_o i_o think_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o do_v if_o child_n be_v handle_v as_o they_o shall_v be_v and_o the_o reward_n and_o punishment_n abovementioned_a be_v careful_o apply_v and_o with_o they_o these_o few_o rule_n observe_v in_o the_o method_n of_o instruct_v they_o §_o 71._o 1._o none_o of_o the_o thing_n they_o task_n be_v to_o learn_v shall_v ever_o be_v make_v a_o burden_n to_o they_o or_o impose_v on_o they_o as_o a_o task_n whatever_o be_v so_o propose_v present_o become_v irksome_a the_o mind_n take_v a_o aversion_n to_o it_o though_o before_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o delight_n or_o indifferency_n let_v a_o child_n be_v but_o order_v to_o whip_v his_o top_n at_o a_o certain_a time_n every_o day_n whether_o he_o have_v or_o have_v not_o a_o mind_n to_o it_o let_v this_o be_v but_o require_v of_o he_o as_o a_o duty_n wherein_o he_o must_v spend_v so_o many_o hour_n morning_n and_o afternoon_n and_o see_v whether_o he_o will_v not_o soon_o be_v weary_a of_o any_o play_n at_o this_o rate_n be_v it_o not_o so_o with_o grow_v man_n what_o they_o do_v cheerful_o of_o themselves_o do_v they_o not_o present_o grow_v sick_a of_o and_o can_v no_o more_o endure_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o find_v it_o be_v 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season_n of_o aptitude_n and_o inclination_n be_v heedful_o lay_v hold_n of_o to_o set_v they_o upon_o any_o thing_n by_o this_o mean_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o time_n and_o tire_v will_v be_v save_v for_o a_o child_n will_v learn_v three_o time_n as_o much_o when_o he_o be_v in_o tune_n as_o he_o will_v with_o double_a the_o time_n and_o pain_n when_o he_o go_v awkardly_a and_o unwilling_o to_o it_o if_o this_o be_v mind_v as_o it_o shall_v child_n may_v be_v permit_v to_o weary_v themselves_o with_o play_n and_o yet_o have_v time_n enough_o to_o learn_v what_o be_v suit_v to_o the_o capacity_n of_o each_o age._n and_o if_o thing_n be_v order_v right_o learn_v any_o thing_n they_o shall_v be_v teach_v may_v be_v make_v as_o much_o a_o recreation_n to_o their_o play_n as_o their_o play_n be_v to_o their_o learning_n the_o pain_n be_v equal_a on_o both_o side_n nor_o be_v it_o that_o which_o trouble_v they_o for_o they_o love_v to_o be_v busy_a and_o the_o change_n and_o variety_n be_v 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