My School Is Attended By

A Spirit, Breathing The Language Of Independence, Is Natural To Englishmen, Few Of Whom Are Disposed To Brook Compulsion, Or Submit To The Dictates Of Others, When Not Softened By Reason, Or Tempered With Kindness.

Mankind Are Divided Into Sects, And Individuals Think Very Differently On Religious Subjects, From The Purest Motives; And That Gracious Common Parent, Who Loves All His Children Alike, Beholds With Approbation Every One Who Worships Him In Sincerity.

It Is Difficult To Speak Or Write With Becoming Moderation Or Propriety, On Topics To Which We Are Biased By Prejudice, Interest, Or Even Principle.

I Am Persuaded, That If Any Attempt Is Made To Improve The Education Of The Poor, And Such An Unmanly Spirit Should Guide The Resolution Of A Society Or Committee For That Purpose, It Would Render The Design Abortive.

Female Schools Might Be Comprised In The List Of Those Worthy The Public Patronage, With Great Propriety.