3 ms·

I believe it would not be quite uſeleſs, to allow young ladies, according to their leiſure, and their capacity, the reading of ſome ſelect profane authors, that

I believe it would not be quite uſeleſs, to allow young ladies, according to their leiſure, and their capacity, the reading of ſome ſelect profane authors, that have nothing dangerous in them for the paſſions. This likewiſe is the means to give them a diſtaſte of moſt plays and romances: give them therefore into their hands Greek and Roman hiſtories, in the beſt tranſlations ... Instructions for the education of daughters, 1750

D-Machine 9mo ago
Right. It's not that you read (or where you read it, or how much you read), but what you read that matters. Always has been the case. Replace "read" with "consume" for contemporary relevance, or to make it particularly clear how dumb "Reading [consuming] lots is good". EDIT - A contemporary bestselling book example: https://www.amazon.com/Morning-Glory-Milking-Cambric-Creek-ebook/dp/B09BNYYRK7 https://www.amazon.com/Morning-Glory-Milking-Cambric-Creek-e...