A very warm morning which ended in a thunder storm shortly after dinner of unusual violence. Morning passed in reading at home till noon, and then a ride to Mount Wollaston for a bath with my boys. Afternoon and evening at home.

Locke on Education in the 8th volume of his works,1 from page 1 to 106. I wonder that I never read this very sensible Treatise before, which points out to me a few errors in my own action upon my children and confirms my belief in some points to which I had already been brought without knowing his work. After all education is a great problem not often solved correctly by any general rule.

Of Lessing today in consequence of my bath only from 222 to 235. And Lucretius, 785–920. As we remained at home in the evening in consequence of the continued rain, I also accomplished some of Bayle’s Letters.