Excerpt from Fragments of Criticism<br><br>Let us give our young men five years to study dialectic, and resign all other pursuits. This will test their power and steadfast ness of thought. Then, to test their character, let us send them again into the Cave, to assume commands and public offices, to acquire sagacity and address, and shew themselves proof against.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.