[Snickersnee]

It should be pointed out here that George was fifteen when he wrote these -- and without a day of formal schooling in his life.

[cougar_mccxxi]

"It should be pointed out here that George was fifteen when he wrote these -- and without a day of formal schooling in his life."

Very interesting point.

To expand on your thought; it is amazing how these days formal education or the lack thereof is in most cases exclusively used as the only measure of one's intelligence, intellect and potential.