Every man of learning wishes, that his son may be learned; and that not so much from a view to pecuniary advantage, as from a desire to have him supp… - James Beattie

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Every man of learning wishes, that his son may be learned; and that not so much from a view to pecuniary advantage, as from a desire to have him supplied with the means of useful instruction and liberal amusement.

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About James Beattie

Professor James Beattie (October 25, 1735 – August 18, 1803) was a Scottish scholar and writer.

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Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down,
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