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Letter 3d
instruction , is a school the less a school because
the body boys are not always in the school room ?
Separation however , even though carried to
the length of solitude , is not of itself sufficient
for reformation . To reformation , occupation is
necessary : occupation , profitable or at least innocent ,
to fill up the mind with useful ideas or at
least innocent ones , and by that repletion to
exclude mischievous ones . —
Inclosed space , for whatever purpose , is not
to be had without expence . To pay for that
expence if work be proposed to be done , it is
necessary not only that work shall be done , but
done in such quantity and such quality , as to
equal the expence. It is in this way that the
interests of reformation and those of economy
are intimately blended and connected . Work of
some sort or other , profitable or not profitable in
point of economy , is necessary for reformation . But
the less the expence of reformation , the less it will
be grudged .
Grudged ? — says a voice somewh somewhere —
whether your Lordship's or whose else I am unable
to distinguishs out of all habits as I am with
great men — Grudged ! however (says the voice and
in a tone of displeasure —) and what of that then ? then ? — as
if where reformation is at stake , expence would be
grudged by any body : as if in such a case the
grudgery of the money , if it were grudged , ought to
stop the issue of it! For corruption , no my Lord : for
Identifier: | JB/116/607/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116. |
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116 |
panopticon versus new south wales |
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607 |
letter 3d |
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001 |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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recto |
d10 |
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john herbert koe |
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letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7 |
38140 |
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