The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... kind , almost all our elementary works have been constructed . But , it is farther to be regretted , that this is not the only fault that can be charged upon these productions . They exhibit scenes and sentiments which ought not to be ...
... kind , almost all our elementary works have been constructed . But , it is farther to be regretted , that this is not the only fault that can be charged upon these productions . They exhibit scenes and sentiments which ought not to be ...
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... kind , and from these he gradually acquires his first ideas of the specific gravity of bodies . If he take the stone and the wood out of the water , and by chance they fall upon his feet , he learns that the heavier body falls with more ...
... kind , and from these he gradually acquires his first ideas of the specific gravity of bodies . If he take the stone and the wood out of the water , and by chance they fall upon his feet , he learns that the heavier body falls with more ...
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... kind of uncleanliness . From want of attention to this circumstance , various diseases of the skin , eruptions , catarrhs , coughs , the itch , obstructions of the first pass- ages , and even many fatal disorders , derive their origin ...
... kind of uncleanliness . From want of attention to this circumstance , various diseases of the skin , eruptions , catarrhs , coughs , the itch , obstructions of the first pass- ages , and even many fatal disorders , derive their origin ...
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... kind , at a time when children are disposed to " summon up all their energies to disobey . " Another important maxim in infantile in- struction is , that nothing be told or represented to children but what is strictly accordant with ...
... kind , at a time when children are disposed to " summon up all their energies to disobey . " Another important maxim in infantile in- struction is , that nothing be told or represented to children but what is strictly accordant with ...
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... kind will satisfy any one how far a child's mind is in advance of his power to express his ideas ; and yet when a child is three or four years old , parents will relate in their presence shrewd things which they have said and done , and ...
... kind will satisfy any one how far a child's mind is in advance of his power to express his ideas ; and yet when a child is three or four years old , parents will relate in their presence shrewd things which they have said and done , and ...
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