Excerpt from Excelsior, or Essays on Politeness, Education, and the Means of Attaining Success in Life: Part I. For Young Gentlemen, Part II. For Young LadiesThe first part, although written for young gentlemen, will be found to dwell on general principles, which should be studied by ladies as well, the second part, directed almost exclusively to young ladies in academies, will not be lost on the other sex, if read with a View to obtain useful information. It will be easily-discovered that two different minds have. Been engaged on the work, and the reason for this will readily be understood by all.They have, however, acted in unison, aiming at the same end.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.