The Classics in Education

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Excerpt from The Classics in Education: An Essay Read Before the University Convocation of the State of New York, at Its Annual Session in Albany, August 6th, 1867 For this purpose the study of the classical authors is our great means of discipline. They present to us models of expression which are not to be found elsewhere. Indeed, the modern mind has passed the point at which it is possible for any similar models to be produced. It is rich with varied emotions, comprehensive of many forms of thought, and deep in the experience of senti ments, unknown to the ancients, and it has no time to elaborate those perfect forms of narration and statement which give such a charm to the more narrow and limited elegance of ancient days. But while the breadth of our thought, and the depth of our senti ment, so far surpass anything that the ancients knew, their grace ful and beautiful forms of expression must long afford the most exquisite models by which to discipline the taste of our richer, stronger, and profounder age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.