THE PRECEPTOR'S ASSISTANT; OR, MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS IN GENERAL HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND SCIENCE. "Qui non recte instituunt atque erudiunt liberos, non solum liberis sed et NEW EDITION CORRECTED, ENLARGED, AND EMBELLISHED WITH PLATES, &c. BY THE REV. DAVID WILLIAMS, M.A. AUTHOR OF "THE PARENT'S CATECHISM," AN INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; AND WHITTAKER AND CO. 1858. Ir was the observation of one of the profoundest writers on metaphysical philosophy, that "the taking a taste of every sort of knowledge is necessary to form the mind, and is the only way to give the understanding its due improvement to the full extent of its capacity." To those versed in the science of education, the truth and propriety of the observation are apparent. To fill the storehouse of the memory with such principles and facts as tend to enlarge the understanding, to stimulate curiosity, expand and exercise the reasoning powers of the mind, and inculcate habits of observation and inquiry, is the design of the PRECEPTOR'S ASSISTANT, or SCHOOL EXAMINER. The subjects Page 1 |