+1. Purpose of Literary Study.+ The study or reading of literature ordinarily has a threefold purpose,--knowledge, pleasure, and culture. This purpose shows us both the character of the literature which should be read and the manner in which it should be read. As a rule we should read only books of recognized excellence, and read them with sympathetic intelligence. Trashy books, whatever pleasure they may give, add but little to knowledge or culture; and immoral books often leave an ineradicable stain upon the soul. Fortunately there are good books enough to satisfy every taste and supply every need. +2. Necessity of Comprehending.+ A literary work cannot be of much use till it is understoo…
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