Cobbett writes in turn to a youth, a young man, a lover, a husband, a father and a citizen, and every page is specific: get up early, avoid debt absolutely, marry a girl you have watched at work rather than at a party, teach your own children, and never let anyone tell you that plain living is a misfortune.
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