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AndwhatanoblemediumtheEnglishlanguageis。Itisnotpossibletowriteapagewithoutexperiencingpositivepleasureattherichnessandvariety，theflexibilityandprofoundnessofourmother-tongue。IfanEnglishwritercannotsaywhathehastosayinEnglish,andinsimpleEnglish,youmaydependuponit—itisprobablynotworthsaying。WhatapityitisthatEnglishisnotmoregenerallystudied!Iamnotgoingtoattackclassicaleducation。NoonewhohastheslightestpretensiontoliterarytastescanbeinsensibletotheattractionofGreeceandRome。ButIconfessourpresenteducationalsystemexcitesinmymindgravemisgivings。Icannotbelievethatasystemisgood，orevenreasonable，whichthrustsuponreluctantanduncomprehendingmultitudesoftreasureswhichcanonlybeappreciatedbytheprivilegedandgiftedfew。Tothevastmajorityofboyswhoattendourpublicschoolsaclassicaleducationisfrombeginningtoendonlonguseless,meaninglessrigmarole。IfIamto

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