Copy 1, Volume 1
The complete works ... with extracts from his correspondence: and a life of the author / by the Rev. Robert Lynam.
- William Paley
- Date:
- 1825
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The complete works ... with extracts from his correspondence: and a life of the author / by the Rev. Robert Lynam. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![O called, unless satisfactory assurance was given that a lady, then living with his Lordship, and who had been openly distributing tickets, should not be permitted to attend. At first the senior tutor, who was in habits of intimacy with Lord Sandwich, objected to the idea of excluding any lady from a public concert; but af¬ terward, when they urged that standing in a public situation, as the instructors of youth, it was their duty to discountenance every sort of inniiorality, and threat- ened to appeal to the society in case of his refusal, the assurance was given, and the arrangements allowed to proceed.” In April, 177], Mr. Paley first appeared as one of the preachers at the Royal Chapel, Whitehall. The following year he and Mr. Law were admitted to an equal share, with Dr. Shepherd, of the emoluments as well as labours of college tuition. This was but com¬ mon justice ; for no tutors could be gifted with greater skill in awakening and improving the faculties of their pupils, and few ever shewed such a conscientious re¬ gard to their moral purity. It was the zealous en¬ deavour of these upright men, to repair the laxity of college discipline, to place some reasonable control upon youth, and not to allow them, just emancipated from school, and glowing with the vehemence of pas¬ sion, to adjust their time and pursuits by their own blind inclination. In the distribution of the duties of the lecture-room, the matfiematical department was assigned to Mr. Law; his colleague lectured upon ethics, divinity, and metaphysics. In the province of instruction Paley excelled. He was convinced, that although his authority might collect together a certain number of young men, he should have few but listless and indolent auditors, if his art did not stimulate them to take an interest in the subjects of discussion. He used to begin, therefore, by suggesting difficulties, and exciting doubts in their minds; judging that when their curiosity was awakened, that would impel them](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29333003_0001_0027.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
