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1、ALEXANDRIAANDHERSCHOOLSALEXANDRIAANDHERSCHOOLSByCharlesKingsley1ALEXANDRIAANDHERSCHOOLSPREFACEIshouldnothavepresumedtochooseforanylecturesofminesuchasubjectasthatwhichIhavetriedtotreatinthisbook.ThesubjectwaschosenbytheInstitutionwherethelecturesweredelivered.StilllessshouldIhavepresumedtoprintth
2、emofmyownaccord,knowinghowfragmentaryandcrudetheyare.Theywereprintedatthespecialrequestofmyaudience.Leastofall,perhaps,oughtItohavepresumedtopublishthem,asIhavedone,atCambridge,whereanyinaccuracyorsciolism(andthatsuchdefectsexistinthesepages,Icannotbutfear)wouldbeinstantlydetected,andseverelycens
3、ured:butnevertheless,itseemedtomethatCambridgewasthefittestplaceinwhichtheycouldseethelight,becausetoCambridgeImainlyowewhatlittlerightmethodorsoundthoughtmaybefoundinthem,orindeed,inanythingwhichIhaveeverwritten.Intheheydayofyouthfulgreedinessandambition,whenthemind,dazzledbythevastnessandvariet
4、yoftheuniverse,mustneedsknoweverything,orratherknowabouteverything,atonceandonthespot,toomanyareapt,asIhavebeeninpastyears,tocomplainofCambridgestudiesastoodryandnarrow:butastimeteachesthestudent,yearbyyear,whatisreallyrequiredforanunderstandingoftheobjectswithwhichhemeets,hebeginstofindthathisUn
5、iversity,inasfarashehasreallyreceivedherteachingintohimself,hasgivenhim,inhercriticism,hermathematics,aboveall,inPlato,somethingwhichallthepopularknowledge,thelecturesandinstitutionsoftheday,andevengoodbooksthemselves,cannotgive,aboonmorepreciousthanlearning;namely,theartoflearning.Thatinsteadofc
6、astingintohislazylaptreasureswhichhewouldnothaveknownhowtouse,shehastaughthimtomineforthemhimself;andhasbyherwiserefusaltogratifyhisintellectualgreediness,excitedhishunger,onlythathemaybethestrongertohuntandtillforhisownsubsistence;andthus,thedeeperhedrinks,inafteryears,atfountainswiselyforbidden
7、tohimwhilehewasaCambridgestudent,andseeshisoldcompanionsgrowingupintosound-headedandsound-heartedpracticalmen,liberalandexpansive,andyetwithafirmstanding-ground2ALEXANDRIAANDHERSCHOOLSforthoughtandaction,helearnstocomp
