The Possessors Of Wealth Can Scarcely Be

The Possessors Of Wealth Can Scarcely Be Indifferent To Processes Which, Nearly Or Remotely Have Been The Fertile Source Of Their Possessions.

Perhaps It Would Be Better For Science, That All Criticism Should Be Avowed.

Surely, If Knowledge Is Valuable, It Can Never Be Good Policy In A Country Far Wealthier Than Tuscany, To Allow A Genius Like Mr. Dalton's, To Be Employed In The Drudgery Of Elementary Instruction.

The Tastes And Pursuits Of Manhood Will Bear On Them The Traces Of The Earlier Impressions Of Our Education. It Is Therefore Not Unreasonable To Suppose That Some Portion Of The Neglect Of Science In England, May Be Attributed To The System Of Education We Pursue.

[in Response To Alfred Tennyson's Poem "vision Of Sin," Which Included The Line "every Moment Dies A Man, Every Moment One Is Born."] If This Were True, The Population Of The World Would Be At A Stand-still. In Truth, The Rate Of Birth Is Slightly In Excess Of Death. I Would Suggest That The Next Edition Of Your Poem Should Read: "every Moment Dies A Man, Every Moment 1 [and] 1/16 Is Born." Strictly Speaking, The Actual Figure Is So Long I Cannot Get It Into A Line, But I Believe The Figure 1 [and] 1/16 Will Be Sufficiently Accurate For Poetry.