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    aura and happiness—in such charming society . I feU 80 tb $$ , $ &d I have many times since passed in review tbe \\ m §§ , places , and incidents of my whole life ; from that backward remoteness in the composition , in which I was first couscous of having life , on to the central moment in the foreground—tfee

    instant of the present hour ; the examination and cpmp ^ rispfi fully confirm the impression I held in the minutes of preparation fm that M good bye . " I had never beheld any don ^ stio circle for that length of time , which was so beautifully , ay , so clelightfully free from all harshness of feeling in gesture and wor ^ , glance and tone ; never such an absence of que ^ ujousness and discontent , petulance and impatience . Nev § r before

    had I seen such bounding glee and elastic spirit and frankness © fa community of children in association with their eldeFg , guides and instructors—such freedom from selfishwes §? r-suGli titter absence of domineering temper—of bullying and tyranny of the big over the little , or of fear in the little foj the big . Never did I see such a movement of generosity and gentleness in all affections and sympathies , and aims and objects , as these children evinced to each other and to their guardians , tp tl ^ e

    authority which governed and guided them ; arid never did I see guardians , unconnected by the ties of blood , so honestly affectionate , sympathising and frank in exchange , as , w $ re these guardians ; never did I see a number of children return affection and frankness with such fullness and freedom , as did

    these . I never before found in a collection of children of ik $ yc ages so much viyacity of intellect , readiness of perception , eagerness to know and willingness to learn , and pleasure in being taught . I never saw manly spirit in boyhood § p beautifullydirected by clearness and amiableness of thought , § 0 flashing with impulses of generosity and love of truth . The reader suddenly recollecting the title of the p ?? sgftt

    article , may suddenly set up a laugh of anticipation , fores ^ jig yvherq this Oasis , this earthly paradise , is about tP be found . But do I not wrong the readers of the ' Monthly ] R . fe po ^ it 9 jcy ' to say th p wijl laugh ? Wijl tfysy npt j ^ bef Bwile with delight , which will , not be $ mere p ^ sJRg glgftp ^; it will settle into a fixed and steady flame , shot out from their thoughts and fanned by the approving pulsations of their hearts . Those worldly wise and practical par excellence ; the millions of sober

    English whose brainy are pa ^ 44 ^ d fry " p ^ perjence , " as they call it ; that is , wading through the long dykes of established usage , those wjio wU n $ t reacf these pages ^ ^ r § ^ e p ^ fti ^ fi f ^| ip woiild laugh in deri § ioi ? i if th ^ y wyty but cpp « 4 ^? , pe ^ 4 tp re # d tha present paper , An 4 W Y ? h * Mt a ^ icje-sbaking n ^ errjmei >|; tftqy l (* Ba ! by t ^ eiif , wiilftilnp ^! ^ yt SW& ft ] wgh * ft % y yy 0 getrrr ftoqa reading wh ^ in lm $ wmttm , W 9 HW P ? i ?« isSs ^ S ^ 9 $ ft ?

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    118 MaurUe * Bay * at School .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 1, 1837, page 118, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1828/page/71/