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" If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or anything, rather than to his education, or any care of his teacher. "
Famous American Statesmen & Orators, Past and Present: With Biographical ... - Page 274
by Alexander Kelly McClure - 1902
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Some thoughts concerning education [by J. Locke.]. By J. Locke

John Locke - 1712 - 332 pages
...improve young Men in their own Language, that they may throughly underftand and be Mafters or" it. If any one among us have a Facility or Purity more...Mother Tongue, it is owing to Chance, or his Genius, or any Care of his Teacher. To mind what Engthing, rather than to his Education or any Dignity of one...
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British Education: Or, The Source of the Disorders of Great Britain. Being ...

Thomas Sheridan - Education - 1756 - 434 pages
...improve young men in their own lan* guage, that they may thoroughly underftand * and be mafters of it. If any one among us have ' a facility or purity more...in his * mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or hiĀ» ' genius, or any thing, rather than his education, . * or any care of his teacher. To mind what...
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Some Thoughts Concerning Education: By John Locke, Esq

John Locke - 1779 - 336 pages
...improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly underftand and be mafters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his Hnpther-tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing, rather than to his education, or...
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The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author ..., Volume 9

John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more...mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing, rather than to his education, or any care of his teacher. To mind what English his pupil...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ..

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...thoroughly understand and be masters of it. If any one among -us have a facility or purity more then ordinary in his mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing, rather than to his education or any care of his teacher. To mind what English his pupil...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin...: Posthumous and ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more...mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing, rather than to his education or any care of his teacher. To mind what English his pupil...
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The Works of John Locke, Volume 9

John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 502 pages
...improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his mother-tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing, rather than to his education, or...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 2

Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. If any one among us have a facility or purity more...mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing, rather than to his education or any care of his teacher. To mind what English his pupil...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 2

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 pages
...in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. If any one among ua have a facility or purity more than ordinary in his...mother tongue, it is owing to chance, or his genius, or any thing, rather than to his education or any care of his teacher. To mind what English his pupil...
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British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review: Or, Quarterly ..., Volume 12

Medicine - 1853 - 466 pages
...allied branch. Thus, while sneering at those who are " bred up amongst Greek and Latin," he says, " If any one among us have a facility or purity more...than to his education, or any care of his teacher,"* apparently without a notion that this very purity and facility is the result of the pupil's being early...
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