Some Thoughts Concerning Education · Character
His Son
The boy whose father dreams he might become a poet — a wish Locke treats as a warning, since Parnassus is pleasant air but barren soil.
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Also known as his son, himself
First appearance: some thoughts concerning education
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This son appears in Locke's sharpest aside: if a father wishes his boy a poet, he should consider what company and places a successful rhymer frequents, and how seldom anyone mines gold from Parnassus. The tension is…
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