The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... ments of an immortal existence . Such moral and intellectual instructions ought to go hand in hand with the acquisition of the various combinations of sounds and syllables , and with the mechanical exercises of writing and ciphering ...
... ments of an immortal existence . Such moral and intellectual instructions ought to go hand in hand with the acquisition of the various combinations of sounds and syllables , and with the mechanical exercises of writing and ciphering ...
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... ment , France , with the exception of Spain schools have been established on the princi- and Portugal , is worse ... ments of arithmetic . Such as are intended for the learned professions attend a Latin school for three or four years ...
... ment , France , with the exception of Spain schools have been established on the princi- and Portugal , is worse ... ments of arithmetic . Such as are intended for the learned professions attend a Latin school for three or four years ...
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... ment in favour of this practice , " that it is lay- ing in a store of religious vocables for after reflection , and that ... ments , and without being at all conscious of their error - plainly indicates , that correct ideas are seldom ...
... ment in favour of this practice , " that it is lay- ing in a store of religious vocables for after reflection , and that ... ments , and without being at all conscious of their error - plainly indicates , that correct ideas are seldom ...
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Thomas Dick. sional exercise to the curiosity and the judg ment in finding out the proper answers In throwing out such ... ments conferred on us , for the purpose of making intellectual acquisitions ; but I con- tend , that its exertions ...
Thomas Dick. sional exercise to the curiosity and the judg ment in finding out the proper answers In throwing out such ... ments conferred on us , for the purpose of making intellectual acquisitions ; but I con- tend , that its exertions ...
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... ments are no sooner over , than the abhorred ideas of unnatural confinement , and of a con- strained attention to jargon , which to them is completely unintelligible , instantly recur , and harass and terrify their imaginations . The ...
... ments are no sooner over , than the abhorred ideas of unnatural confinement , and of a con- strained attention to jargon , which to them is completely unintelligible , instantly recur , and harass and terrify their imaginations . The ...
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