The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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Page 17
... give plain in- struction , and upon subjects applicable to the ordinary concerns of life ; not merely to load the memory of their scholars with words , but to make things intelligible to their understanding , to habituate them to the ...
... give plain in- struction , and upon subjects applicable to the ordinary concerns of life ; not merely to load the memory of their scholars with words , but to make things intelligible to their understanding , to habituate them to the ...
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... give the neces- sary explanations to every individual . And why should it be requisite ? Why should not every book on arithmetic be so conspicu- ous and explicit as to render the meaning and object of every question clear and well de ...
... give the neces- sary explanations to every individual . And why should it be requisite ? Why should not every book on arithmetic be so conspicu- ous and explicit as to render the meaning and object of every question clear and well de ...
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... give them an accurate and distinct pronunciation . Every sound we wish them to pronounce , should be slowly and distinctly uttered before them , be- ginning with single sounds , and proceeding to easy words ; and they should never be ...
... give them an accurate and distinct pronunciation . Every sound we wish them to pronounce , should be slowly and distinctly uttered before them , be- ginning with single sounds , and proceeding to easy words ; and they should never be ...
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... give over attempting to teach them , -such disheart- ening remonstrances , when daily repeated , tend to chill the susceptible hearts of the young , to sour their dispositions , and to render them indifferent to making improvement ...
... give over attempting to teach them , -such disheart- ening remonstrances , when daily repeated , tend to chill the susceptible hearts of the young , to sour their dispositions , and to render them indifferent to making improvement ...
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... give the meaning of the words , and an account of the facts or senti- ments it contains . To the rules on this ... gives an account of two instances in which fatal con- sequences attended the strong excitement of fear . He says , " I ...
... give the meaning of the words , and an account of the facts or senti- ments it contains . To the rules on this ... gives an account of two instances in which fatal con- sequences attended the strong excitement of fear . He says , " I ...
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