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William Congreve

'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

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William Congreve suggests that formal academic training suits a servant's role, as it provides practical knowledge. However, he believes that such an education is overly detailed and scholarly for a gentleman, implying that a gentleman should have a different, perhaps more refined or less rigid, form of learning.

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