"There are in all Souls, (not perfect Ideots,) as in the midst of clos'd-up flowers, some seeds of knowledge and science, which never disclose and shew themselves, till the quick'ning sunshine of learning and education open the understanding, and discover those hidden seeds of natural knowledge, or of an aptitude towards it, to the eyes of the world."
An Essay on the Education of a Young British Nobleman, After He Leaves the Schools [from The Present State of the Republick of Letters]
See  XXXIII, "An Essay on the Education of a Young British Nobleman, After He Leaves the Schools," from <u>The Present State of the Republick of Letters</u>, vol. 5 (London: William Innys, January, 1730). &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=1cFKAAAAcAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;<br>
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A review of <u>An Essay on the Education of a Young British Nobleman, After He Leaves the Schools</u> (London: A. Millar, 1730).  