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September 28, 1769

for your distinguished Kindness.

However vain the
Attempt may be for a youth to satis-
fy the pains of a Parent in educat-
-ing him, yet any Child is most cer-
-tainly to blame whenever he fails
of doing the utmost of his Duty, those
[ind?] are very rare who duely perform
parental Duties, yet those few are
found happy in almost any Cir-
cumstance.

A good Education if rightly improv’d,
we are all sure, is the best fortune
a man can possess, but we all know
as well that there is almost no
good thing but what may be abus-
-ed, it is then no wonder if the
vicious Tempers of some Men, al-
-ways prone to mischief, debauch

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