Excerpt from Language Lessons From Literature, Vol. 2 The value of literature in language teaching is not, however, limited to Vitalizing the common places of every day it furnishes ideals of expres sion. The acquisition of the power of correct expression is in a large degree a matter of imita tion. Early familiarity with literature of character and distinction is the most direct way to purity and precision in the use of language. More than the gain from the conscious study of the forms of ex pression is the unconscious moulding of the child's thought to finer quality through his new love for literary masterpieces. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.