But quitting the consideration of the thought, to refer to the mode of its expression,
it must be remarked and insisted, that to " murder the king's English" is hardly less
a crime, than to design against one of the king's subjects. If committed from
ignorance, the fault is at least deplorable ; but if from carelessness, it is
inexcusable. The greatest of sciences is that of language ; the greatest of human
arts is that of using words. No " cunning hand" of the artificer can contrive a work
of mechanism ...
A.D. 528 a church council recognized the right of the masses to instruction. A.D.
800 tlhe council of Mentz ordered that the priests have parochial schools, “and
that the little children learn letters from them.” “Let them receive them and teach ...
