Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded Volume 2 Letter 92

The Samuel Richardson Library · Oct 13, 2026 · 18m

In which the correspondent, having delighted in extensive travels, turns to the considerations of a home education as expounded by Mr. Locke, reflecting upon the great difficulties in finding a tutor of requisite wisdom and virtue, the risks posed by unsavoury servants, and the potential influence of parental example. With a thoughtful mind, she proposes a prudent middle course, imagining a select school with few pupils, attentive masters, and gentle rewards, wherein youth might be nurtured in learning and manners alike, amidst innocent emulation and fitting encouragement.