"Socrates, and other ancients, seem to have had particular pleasure in running a parallel between agriculture and the improvement of the mind: But in no respect does the comparison or likeness hold more exactly than in this, that as the ground must be properly prepared for the reception and nourishment of good seed, so the mind must by apposite care be moulded into a fit temperament or disposition for embracing and cherishing the seeds of good doctrine"
Observations upon liberal education, in all its branches: ... designed for the assistance of young gentlemen, ... In three parts. By George Turnbul
Turnbull, George. <u>Observations upon liberal education, in all its branches: ... designed for the assistance of young gentlemen, ... In three parts. By George Turnbull</u>. 1742. Based on information from English Short Title Catalogue. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/ECCO