wassurprisedtoseethemaddressthespeakerwithoutrisingfromtheirseats，andthree，four，andfiveatatimewithoutbeingchecked。whenamotionwasmade，thespeakerinsteadofputtingthequestionintheusualform，onlyaskedthegentlemenwhethertheychosethatsuchorsuchathingshouldbedone，andwasansweredbyayessir，ornosir：andtho’thevoicesappearedfrequentlytobedivided，theyneverwouldgotothetroubleofdividingthehouse，buttheclerkenteredtheresolutions，Isupposed，ashethoughtproper。inshorteverythingseemstobecarriedwithoutthehouseingeneral’sknowingwhatwasproposed。thesituationofthisplaceisextremelybeautiful，andverycommodiousfortradehavingamostsecureportcapableofreceivingthelargestvessels，thoseof400
　　hh’dsbeingabletobrushagainstthesidesofthedock。thehousesareingeneralbetterthanthoseinWilliamsburgh，butthegardensmoreindifferent。thetwotownsseemmuchofasize。theyhavenopublickbuildingsworthmentioningexceptagovernor’shouse，thehullofwhichafterbeingnearlyfinished，theyhavesufferedtogotoruin。Iwouldgiveyouanaccountoftherejoicingshereontherepealofthestampact，butthisyouwillprobablyseeinprintbeforemylettercanreachyou。IshallproceedtomorrowtoPhiladelphiawhereIshallmakethestaynecessaryforinoculation，thencegoingontoNew-YorkIshallreturnbywatertoWilliamsburgh，aboutthemiddleofJuly，tillwhichtimeyouhavetheprayersofDearPageYouraffectionatefriendP。S。Ishouldbegladifyoucouldinsomeindirectmanner，withoutdiscoveringthatitwasmydesire，letJ。RandolphknowwhenIproposetobeinthecityofWilliamsburgh。
　　THESTUDYOFLAW
　　_ToThomasTurpin_
　　_Shadwell，Feb。5，1769_
　　DEARSIR，——Iamtrulyconcernedthatitisnotinmypowertoundertakethesuperintendanceofyoursoninhisstudies；butmysituationbothpresentandfuturerendersitutterlyimpossible。I
　　donotexpecttobeheremorethantwomonthsinthewholebetweenthisandNovembernext，atwhichtimeIproposetoremovetoanotherhabitationwhichIamabouttoerect，andonaplansocontractedasthatIshallhavebutonesparebedchamberforwhatevervisitantsI
　　mayhave。norhaveIreasontoexpectatanyfuturedaytopassagreaterproportionofmytimeathome。thussituateditwouldevenhavebeeninjusticetoPhilltohaveundertakentogivehimanassistancewhichwillnotbewithinmypower；ataskwhichI
　　otherwiseshouldwiththegreatestpleasurehavetakenonme，andwouldhavedesirednohighersatisfactionthantoseehimholdthatrankintheprofessiontowhichhisgeniusandapplicationmustsurelyadvancehim。thesehoweverencouragemetohopethatthepresenceofanassistantwillbelittlenecessary。Ialwayswasofopinionthattheplacingayouthtostudywithanattorneywasratheraprejudicethanahelp。wearealltooaptbyshiftingonthemourbusiness，toincroachonthattimewhichshouldbedevotedtotheirstudies。theonlyhelpayouthwantsistobedirectedwhatbookstoread，andinwhatordertoreadthem。IhaveaccordinglyrecommendedstronglytoPhilltoputhimselfintoapprenticeshipwithnoone，buttoemployhistimeforhimselfalone。toenablehimtodothistoadvantageIhavelaiddownaplanofstudywhichwillaffordhimalltheassistanceatutorcould，withoutsubjectinghimtotheinconvenienceofexpendinghisowntimefortheemolumentofanother。
　　onedifficultyonlyoccurs，thatis，thewantofbooks。butthisI
　　aminhopesyouwillthinklessofremedyingwhenitisconsideredthathadhebeenplacedunderthecareofanother，apropercollectionofbooksmusthavebeenprovidedforhimbeforeheengagedinthepracticeofhisprofession；foralawyerwithoutbookswouldbelikeaworkmanwithouttools。theonlydifferencethenisthattheymustnowbeprocuredsomethingearlier。shouldyouthinkitnecessary，itwouldbebettertoconsiderthemoneylaidoutinbooksasapartoftheprovisionmadeforhimandtodeductitfromwhatyouintendedtogivehim，thanthatheshouldbewithoutthem。I
　　havegivenhimacatalogueofsuchaswillbenecessary，amountinginthewholetoaboutpound100sterling，butdividedintofourinvoices。ShouldPhillenterontheplanofstudyrecommended，I
　　shallendeavorasoftenaspossibletotakeyourhouseinonmywaytoandfromWilliamsburghasitwillaffordmethedoublesatisfactionofobservinghisprogressinscienceandofseeingyourself，myaunt，andthefamily。IamDearSirwithgreatrespectYourmosthumbleservantAGENTLEMAN’SLIBRARY
　　_ToRobertSkipwithaListofBooks_
　　_Monticello，Aug。3，1771_
　　Isatdownwithadesignofexecutingyourrequesttoformacatalogueofbookstotheamountofabout50lib。sterl。ButcouldbynomeanssatisfymyselfwithanypartialchoiceIcouldmake。
　　ThinkingthereforeitmightbeasagreeabletoyouIhaveframedsuchageneralcollectionasIthinkyouwouldwishandmightintimefindconvenienttoprocure。Outofthisyouwillchuseforyourselftotheamountyoumentionedforthepresentyearandmayhereafterasshallbeconvenientproceedincompletingthewhole。AviewofthesecondcolumninthiscataloguewouldIsupposeextortasmilefromthefaceofgravity。Peacetoitswisdom！Letmenotawakenit。A
　　littleattentionhowevertothenatureofthehumanmindevincesthattheentertainmentsoffictionareusefulaswellaspleasant。Thattheyarepleasantwhenwellwritteneverypersonfeelswhoreads。
　　Butwhereinisitsutilityasksthereverendsage，bigwiththenotionthatnothingcanbeusefulbutthelearnedlumberofGreekandRomanreadingwithwhichhisheadisstored?
　　Ianswer，everythingisusefulwhichcontributestofixintheprinciplesandpracticesofvirtue。Whenanyoriginalactofcharityorofgratitude，forinstance，ispresentedeithertooursightorimagination，wearedeeplyimpressedwithitsbeautyandfeelastrongdesireinourselvesofdoingcharitableandgratefulactsalso。Onthecontrarywhenweseeorreadofanyatrociousdeed，wearedisgustedwithit’sdeformity，andconceiveanabhorenceofvice。
　　Noweveryemotionofthiskindisanexerciseofourvirtuousdispositions，anddispositionsofthemind，likelimbsofthebodyacquirestrengthbyexercise。Butexerciseproduceshabit，andintheinstanceofwhichwespeaktheexercisebeingofthemoralfeelingsproducesahabitofthinkingandactingvirtuously。Weneverreflectwhetherthestorywereadbetruthorfiction。Ifthepaintingbelively，andatolerablepictureofnature，wearethrownintoareverie，fromwhichifweawakenitisthefaultofthewriter。IappealtoeveryreaderoffeelingandsentimentwhetherthefictitiousmurtherofDuncanbyMacbethinShakespearedoesnotexciteinhimasgreatahorrorofvillany，astherealoneofHenryIV。byRavaillacasrelatedbyDavila?AndwhetherthefidelityofNelsonandgenerosityofBlandfordinMarmonteldonotdilatehisbreastandelevatehissentimentsasmuchasanysimilarincidentwhichrealhistorycanfurnish?Doeshenotinfactfeelhimselfabettermanwhilereadingthem，andprivatelycovenanttocopythefairexample?WeneitherknownorcarewhetherLawrenceSternereallywenttoFrance，whetherhewasthereaccostedbytheFranciscan，atfirstrebukedhimunkindly，andthengavehimapeaceoffering：orwhetherthewholebenotfiction。Ineithercaseweequallyaresorrowfulattherebuke，andsecretlyresolve_we_willneverdoso：wearepleasedwiththesubsequentatonement，andviewwithemulationasoulcandidlyacknowlegingit’sfaultandmakingajustreparation。Consideringhistoryasamoralexercise，herlessonswouldbetooinfrequentifconfinedtoreallife。Ofthoserecordedbyhistoriansfewincidentshavebeenattendedwithsuchcircumstancesastoexciteinanyhighdegreethissympatheticemotionofvirtue。Wearethereforewiselyframedtobeaswarmlyinterestedforafictitiousasforarealpersonage。Thefieldofimaginationisthuslaidopentoouruseandlessonsmaybeformedtoillustrateandcarryhometothehearteverymoralruleoflife。
　　ThusalivelyandlastingsenseoffilialdutyismoreeffectuallyimpressedonthemindofasonordaughterbyreadingKingLear，thanbyallthedryvolumesofethics，anddivinitythateverwerewritten。ThisismyideaofwellwrittenRomance，ofTragedy，ComedyandEpicpoetry——IfyouarefondofspeculationthebooksundertheheadofCriticismwillaffordyoumuchpleasure。OfPoliticsandTradeIhavegivenyouafewonlyofthebestbooks，asyouwouldprobablychusetobenotunacquaintedwiththosecommercialprincipleswhichbringwealthintoourcountry，andtheconstitutionalsecuritywehavefortheenjoimentofthatwealth。InLawImentionafewsystematicalbooks，asaknowledgeoftheminutiaeofthatscienceisnotneces-saryforaprivategentleman。
　　InReligion，History，Naturalphilosophy，Ihavefollowedthesameplaningeneral，——Butwhencethenecessityofthiscollection?
　　CometothenewRowanty，fromwhichyoumayreachyourhandtoalibraryformedonamoreextensiveplan。Separatedfromeachotherbutafewpacesthepossessionsofeachwouldbeopentotheother。
　　Aspringcentricallysituatedmightbethesceneofeveryevening’sjoy。Thereweshouldtalkoverthelessonsoftheday，orlosetheminmusic，chessorthemerrimentsofourfamilycompanions。Theheartthuslightenedourpillowswouldbesoft，andhealthandlonglifewouldattendthehappyscene。ComethenandbringourdearTibbywithyou，thefirstinyouraffections，andsecondinmine。
　　Offerprayersformetooatthatshrinetowhichtho’absentIpraycontinualdevotions。Ineveryschemeofhappinesssheisplacedintheforegroundofthepicture，astheprinci-palfigure。Takethataway，anditisnopictureforme。BearmyaffectionstoWintipockclothedinthewarmestexpressionsofsincerity；andtoyourselfbeeveryhumanfelicity。Adieu。
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