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for　a　Lyceum　in　the　winter　is　better　spent　than　any　other　equal　sum

raised　in　the　town。　　If　we　live　in　the　Nineteenth　Century；　why

should　we　not　enjoy　the　advantages　which　the　Nineteenth　Century

offers？　　Why　should　our　life　be　in　any　respect　provincial？　　If　we

will　read　newspapers；　why　not　skip　the　gossip　of　Boston　and　take　the

best　newspaper　in　the　world　at　once？　　not　be　sucking　the　pap　of

〃neutral　family〃　papers；　or　browsing　〃Olive　Branches〃　here　in　New

England。　　Let　the　reports　of　all　the　learned　societies　come　to　us；

and　we　will　see　if　they　know　anything。　　Why　should　we　leave　it　to

Harper　&　Brothers　and　Redding　&　Co。　to　select　our　reading？　　As　the

nobleman　of　cultivated　taste　surrounds　himself　with　whatever

conduces　to　his　culture　　genius　　learning　　wit　　books　

paintings　　statuary　　music　　philosophical　instruments；　and　the

like；　so　let　the　village　do　　not　stop　short　at　a　pedagogue；　a

parson；　a　sexton；　a　parish　library；　and　three　selectmen；　because　our

Pilgrim　forefathers　got　through　a　cold　winter　once　on　a　bleak　rock

with　these。　　To　act　collectively　is　according　to　the　spirit　of　our

institutions；　and　I　am　confident　that；　as　our　circumstances　are　more

flourishing；　our　means　are　greater　than　the　nobleman's。　　New　England

can　hire　all　the　wise　men　in　the　world　to　come　and　teach　her；　and

board　them　round　the　while；　and　not　be　provincial　at　all。　　That　is

the　uncommon　school　we　want。　　Instead　of　noblemen；　let　us　have　noble

villages　of　men。　　If　it　is　necessary；　omit　one　bridge　over　the

river；　go　round　a　little　there；　and　throw　one　arch　at　least　over　the

darker　gulf　of　ignorance　which　surrounds　us。