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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,9 ! FIR/ & SECOND CLASSES ! *OICE ( COMPOSITIONS IS GRANT$ ! S*OL>S4 ,! FAVORITE SUBJECT =  
!SE BOYS >E ! ,OLD ,TE/AM5T /ORIES1 :I* !Y  
WILL WRITE TWO MON?S AFT] !Y HAVE BE5 RELAT$ BY  
! TEA*]4 

,! FIR/ CLASS NOT LONG AGO BEGAN TO WRITE ON ,NEW  
,TE/AM5T HI/ORY1 BUT ?IS WAS NOT NE>LY SO SUCCESSFUL  
AS ! ,OLD2 !Y EV5 MADE MORE MI/AKES 9 SPELL+  
9 IT4 ,!Y DID NOT UND]/& IT SO WELL4 ,9 ! FIR/  
CLASS WE TRI$ COMPOSITIONS WRITT5 ON GIV5 !MES4 ,!  
E>LY !MES1 :I*1 BY ! MO/ NATURAL PROCESS1 FIR/  
CAME 9TO \R HEADS1 W]E DESCRIPTIONS ( SIMPLE OBJECTS1  
SU* AS CORN1 A COTTAGE1 A TREE1 ETC42 BUT TO \R EXTREME  
AMAZEM5T !IR LABORS ON !SE SUBJECTS ALMO/ BR\<T  
! TE>S 9TO ! PUPILS' EYES1 & 9 SPITE ( ! HELP  
( ! TEA*]1 :O DIVID$ ! DESCRIPTION ( CORN 9TO  
! DESCRIPTION ( ITS GR[?1 OR ( ITS MANUFACTURE1 OR  
AB\T ITS USE1 !Y /R5U\SLY REFUS$ TO WRITE ON  
!MES ( SU* A NATURE2 & IF !Y WROTE1 !Y MADE  
9COMPREH5SIBLE & MO/ RIDICUL\S MI/AKES 9 SPELL+1 9 LANGUAGE1 & 9 IDEAS4 

,WE TRI$ ! EXP]IM5T ( GIV+ UP COMPOSITIONS  
ON SU* SUBJECTS1 & ALL W]E AS DELI<T$ AS IF WE  
HAD BE/[$ A GIFT ON !M4 ,COMPOSITIONS ON SOCALL$ SIMPLE SUBJECTS1 SO MU* AFFECT$ 9 S*OOLS1 SU*  
AS A PIG1 A KETTLE1 A TABLE1 SEEM$ IMMEASURABLY MORE  
DIFFICULT ?AN ! WRIT+ ( :OLE /ORIES BAS$ ON !IR  
[N EXP]I5CES4 

,ONE & ! SAME MI/AKE IS ALWAYS REPEAT$ AS 9  
ALL O!R MATT]S ( 9/RUCTION ! SIMPLE/ & MO/  
COMMON SEEMS TO ! TEA*] TO BE EASIE/1 :ILE TO !  
PUPIL ONLY ! COMPLICAT$ & VIVID SEEMS EASY4 

,ALL ! TEXT-BOOKS ( NATURAL SCI5CES BEG9 ) G5]AL PR9CIPLES1 TEXT-BOOKS ( LANGUAGE ) DEF9ITIONS1  
HI/ORY ) DIVISIONS 9TO P]IODS1 EV5 GEOMETRY ) DEF9ITIONS ( SU* AB/RACT CONCEPTS AS SPACE & !  
MA!MATICAL PO9T4 

,ALMO/ ALL TEA*]S1 GUID+ !MSELVES ALONG SU*  
A PA? ( ?\<T1 GIVE \T = !IR FIR/ SUBJECTS (  
COMPOSITION ! DEF9ITION ( A TABLE OR A B5*1 &  
CANNOT P]SUADE !MSELVES ?AT = ! DESCRIPTION (  
A TABLE OR A B5* ONE NE$S TO /& ON ! V]Y  
HI<E/ PLANE ( PHILOSOPHICAL & DIALECTICAL DEVELOPM5T1 & ?AT ! SAME LAD :O IS %$D+ TE>S OV]  
HIS COMPOSITION AB\T TABLES OR B5*ES WILL DESCRIBE  
ADMIRABLY ! S5TIM5T ( LOVE OR HATE1 ! MEET+ (  
,JOSEPH & HIS BRE?R51 OR A SQUABBLE AMONG HIS COMPANIONS4 

,! SUBJECTS :I* !Y BE/ LIKE TO WRITE AB\T >E !  
DESCRIPTION ( EV5TS :I* HAVE TAK5 PLACE UND] !IR  
[N EYES1 OR ! REPETITION ( /ORIES :I* !Y HAVE  
HE>D4 

,! WRIT+ ( COMPOSITIONS HAS COME TO BE !IR  
FAVORITE EX]CISE4 ,\TSIDE ( S*OOL1 AS SOON AS !  
OLD] S*OL>S HAVE GOT HOLD ( PAP] & P5CILS1 !Y  
WRITE1 NOT ,MILO/IVUI1 0,DE> ,SIR10 BUT A /ORY ( !IR  
[N COMPOSITION4 

,AT FIR/ ,I WAS TR\BL$ BY ! IRREGUL>ITY & S5SE  
( DISPROPORTION 9 ! =M ( ! COMPOSITIONS4 ,I  
GAVE !M SU* DIRECTIONS AS ,I ?\<T W]E NECESS>Y1  
BUT !Y ABSOLUTELY MI/OOK MY MEAN+1 & ! AFFAIR  
W5T BADLY2 IT SEEM$ AS IF !Y W]E UNWILL+ TO  
RECOGNIZE ANY O!R NECESSITY UPON !M ?AN ?AT !RE  
%\LD BE NO MI/AKES4 ,N[1 H[EV]1 ! TIME HAS  
COME :5 !Y !MSELVES (T5 COMPLA9 :5 A COMPOSITION IS /RET*$ \T1 OR :5 !RE >E FREQU5T  
REPETITIONS OR JUMPS FROM ONE SUBJECT TO ANO!R4 ,IT  
W\LD BE H>D TO DECIDE :]E9 !IR DEM&S >E  
F\ND$1 BUT !IR DEM&S >E LAW4 

0,NONS5SE60 SOME ( !M CRY1 :5 !Y HE> !  
COMPOSITION ( SOME S*OOLMATE2 SOME >E UNWILL+ TO  
READ !IR [N AFT] HE>+ ! READ+ ( A COMPOSITION  
:I* HAS /RUCK !M AS GOOD2 SOME WILL TE> !IR COPYBOOKS FROM ! TEA*]'S H&1 DISSATISFI$ ?AT !Y DID  
NOT S\ND AS !Y EXPECT$1 & WILL READ !M !MSELVES4 

,DIFF]5T NATURES >E SO %>PLY EXPRESS$ ?AT WE  
US$ TO TRY ! EXP]IM5T ( HAV+ ! S*OL>S GUESS  
:O WROTE SU* & SU* A COMPOSITION1 & 9 ! FIR/  
CLASS !Y R>ELY MADE A MI/AKE 9 !IR SELECTION4 

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