Religious knowledge, which, after all, concerns the worthiest part of every man, and the longest share of his existence (to say nothing of what it has to do with matters now); and the knowledge of what we call Nature, and of all the laws which concern our bodies, and rule the conditions of life in this world.

It's a hobby of mine, Mr.Dacre, and I'm afraid I ride my hobbies rather like a witch on a broomstick.

But a man must deal according to his lights and his conscience; and if I am intrusted with the lad's education for a while, it will be my duty and pleasure to instruct him in religious lore and natural science, so far as his age allows.

To teach him to know his Bible (and I wish all who have the leisure were taught to read the Scriptures in the original tongues).

To teach him to know his Prayer-book, and its history.
Something, too, of the history of his Church, and of the faith in which better men than us have been proud to live, and for which some have even dared to die." When the Rector became warm in conversation, his voice betrayed a rougher accent than we commonly heard, and the more excited he became the broader was his speech.