By JOHN LOCKE.
John Locke, the author from whose writings we quote the article
below, made his reputation chiefly by his famous essay on the “Human
Understanding.” The article on “Practice and Habit,” together with
“Thoughts and Aphorisms,” by Jonathan Swift, constitute the “Required
Readings” from English History for the month of March. Swift was famous
alike for his wit, his genius, his love affairs, his political warfare,
“Tale of a Tub,” and other works.