It  is  my  contention  that  the  teaching  of  history
and  the  teaching  of  literature  should  go  hand-in-
hand,  from  first  to  last ;  that,  here  above  all,  the
desire  for  knowledge  is  our  greatest  motive  force,
for  every  normal  boy,  every  normal  man,  wants
to  know  about  his  fellow-creatures.  We  should
need  no  compulsion,  beyond  the  need  to  fix  the


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volatile  attention  of  the  young  when  it  wanders.
History  is  interesting  and  we  can  rely  upon  its
own  compulsion,  unless  by  some  error  we  make  it
dull ;  and  that  we  may  do,  not  only  by  our  own
dullness,  but  by  presenting  things  interesting  in
themselves  to  the  wrong  people  or  at  the  wrong
time.  History  should  be  graded  to  suit  the
different  ages.
