often as convenient. This will soon
give the young gentlemen an idea of the force, elegance, and beauty of
the English language._

_The next thing I would gladly recommend, is that of letter-writing, a
branch of education, which seems to me of the utmost utility, and in
which most of our youth are deficient at their leaving school; being
suffered to form their own style by chance: or imitate the first
wretched model that falls in their way, before they know what is faulty,
or can relish the beauties of a just simplicity._

_For their improvement in this particular, the teacher may cause every
young gentleman to have a slate or paper before him, on Saturdays, and
then dictate a letter to them, either of his own composition, or taken
out of some book, and turn it into false English, to exercise them in
the grammar rules if he thinks proper, which they shall all write down,
and then correct and transcribe it fairly in their books._

_After the young gentlemen have been accustomed to this some time, a
supposed correspondence may be fixt between every two of them, and
write to one another under the inspection of the teacher who may correct
and shew their faults when he sees occasion; by such a method he will
soon find them improve in epistolary writing. The same may be observed
with regard to young ladies, who are very often deficient, not only in
orthography, but every other part of grammar._

_If something similar to this method be pursued, it will soon reflect
honor on the teacher, give the highest satisfaction to judicious
parents, and entail upon the scholar a pleasing and lasting advantage._

_THE EDITOR_.

CONTENTS.

Pursuit of Knowledge recommended to Youth,
Directions how to spend our Time,
Mispent Time how punished,
Modesty,
Affectation,
The same continued,
Good humour and Nature,
Friendship,
Detraction and Falshood,
The Importance of Punctuality,
Exercise and Temperance the best Preservative of Health,
The Duty of Secrecy,
Of Cheerfulness,
On the Advantages of a Cheerful Temper,
Discretion,
Pride,
Drunkenness,
Gaming,
Whisperers and Giglers complained of,
Beauty produced by Sentiments,
Honour,
Human Nature,
The Advantages of representing Human Nature in its proper Dignity,
Custom a second Nature,
On Cleanliness,
The Advantages of a good Education,
The Disadvantages of a bad Education,
Learning a necessary Accomplishment in a Wom