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| − | The true advantages to be acquir | + | The true advantages to be acquir'd by |
| + | Travelling are the knowledge of the Customs, | ||
| + | dispositions, Laws, & Characters of the Nations | ||
| + | we have visited; the remarks cannot be expected | ||
| + | to arise in the mind of the Young traveller | ||
| + | but from the judicious representations of | ||
| + | his Conductor; who will by degrees lead His | ||
| + | Pupil to give his sentiments & thus insensibly | ||
| + | form His mind; the method that seems | ||
| + | most effective to answer this desir'd end, | ||
| + | is the going first to some Town not much | ||
| + | frequented by foreigners, there to learn | ||
| + | the language, & to study those things | ||
| + | most adapted to the Country; for instance | ||
| + | in Italy either Sienna or Pisa are | ||
| + | proper places, there the Roman History | ||
| + | should be a little run over that the places | ||
| + | famous in that History for battles & other | ||
| + | memorable events may be particularly | ||
Latest revision as of 09:13, 20 September 2017
The true advantages to be acquir'd by Travelling are the knowledge of the Customs, dispositions, Laws, & Characters of the Nations we have visited; the remarks cannot be expected to arise in the mind of the Young traveller but from the judicious representations of his Conductor; who will by degrees lead His Pupil to give his sentiments & thus insensibly form His mind; the method that seems most effective to answer this desir'd end, is the going first to some Town not much frequented by foreigners, there to learn the language, & to study those things most adapted to the Country; for instance in Italy either Sienna or Pisa are proper places, there the Roman History should be a little run over that the places famous in that History for battles & other memorable events may be particularly
