There's where I find you scholars have the advantage of us poor fellows, who pick up knowledge as we can.

Your book-learning makes you stick to the point so much better.

You are taught how to think.

After all--God forgive me if I'm wrong! but I sometimes think that there must be more good in that human wisdom, and philosophy falsely so called, than we Wesleyans hold.

Oh, sir, what a blessing is a good education! What you gentlemen might do with it, if you did but see your own power! Are there no fish in England, sir, to be caught?
precious fish, with immortal souls?
And is there not One who has said, "Come with me, and I will make you fishers of men ?"' 'Would you have us all turn parsons ?' 'Is no one to do God's work except the parson, sir?
Oh, the game that you rich folks have in your hands, if you would but play it! Such a man as Colonel Bracebridge now, with the tongue of the serpent, who can charm any living soul he likes to his will, as a stoat charms a rabbit.