THAT the subject of this volume is a very important one, especially to young men, no one in earnest can deny. Wise men admire Manliness, and as a poet says What we admire we praise; and, when we praise, Advance it into notice, that, its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too. The object of the following chapters-part of which is the substance of a course of Lectures delivered at the Town Hall and Corn Exchange, Newark-on-Trent, at some of the Collegiate School Soirées-is to expose the many false ideas of Manliness, by endeavouring to point out the true principles thereof, and to encourage young men to be thoughtful, independent, courteous, resolute and cheerful. Every educator knows the value of anecdotes when addressing the young-hence my reason for drawing so largely from |