The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... means by which this object was accom- plished , may still be employed in other cases to produce the same effect . If several portions , however small , of any civilized community , have been brought to a high state of intellectual ...
... means by which this object was accom- plished , may still be employed in other cases to produce the same effect . If several portions , however small , of any civilized community , have been brought to a high state of intellectual ...
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... means of its diffusion ; men of knowledge have been persecuted and neglected , while men de- voted to war and bloodshed have been loaded with wealth , and exalted to the highest sta- tions of dignity and honour ; no national scheme ...
... means of its diffusion ; men of knowledge have been persecuted and neglected , while men de- voted to war and bloodshed have been loaded with wealth , and exalted to the highest sta- tions of dignity and honour ; no national scheme ...
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... means by which such important ends are to be accomplished . In those nations and societies which , in their progress from barbarity , have arrived at only a half - civilized state , the acquisition of the means of sub- sistence , and of ...
... means by which such important ends are to be accomplished . In those nations and societies which , in their progress from barbarity , have arrived at only a half - civilized state , the acquisition of the means of sub- sistence , and of ...
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... mean to its proper end , while they are under regular tuition , how can we reasonably expect , that they will ... means of education , are almost exclusively attended to as if they were the end . The young are thus treated as if ...
... mean to its proper end , while they are under regular tuition , how can we reasonably expect , that they will ... means of education , are almost exclusively attended to as if they were the end . The young are thus treated as if ...
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... means of knowledge , in being taught the arts of reading , writing , and arithmetic ; but as they are seldom taught to apply these means to their proper ends , little knowledge is thereby acquired ; and , in the majority of instances ...
... means of knowledge , in being taught the arts of reading , writing , and arithmetic ; but as they are seldom taught to apply these means to their proper ends , little knowledge is thereby acquired ; and , in the majority of instances ...
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