"It's a kind of <i>tabula rasa</i>, a <i>Blank</i>, that almost with the same Facility receives the Characters of <i>Angel</i>, and of <i>Devil</i>; but when once it's stained with Sin, when it's by-assed by ill Habits, and worse Principles, you will find it stubborn and rebellious."
A gentleman instructed in the conduct of a virtuous and happy life. Written for the instruction of a young nobleman
W. D. (William Darrell). <u>A gentleman instructed in the conduct of a virtuous and happy life. Written for the instruction of a young nobleman</u>. The second edition London, 1704. Based on information from English Short Title Catalogue. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group.<BR>http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/ECCO