The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... supposed that they will show much zeal either in making their scho- lars liberal and intelligent , or in enlarging and improving the general system of instruc- tion . Several generations must elapse , and numerous and important changes ...
... supposed that they will show much zeal either in making their scho- lars liberal and intelligent , or in enlarging and improving the general system of instruc- tion . Several generations must elapse , and numerous and important changes ...
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... supposed to feel in such themes and discussions ? I appeal to every one of my readers , if , at the age now specified , they ever understood such selections , or felt gratified and improved by perusing them . It is an absurdity , at ...
... supposed to feel in such themes and discussions ? I appeal to every one of my readers , if , at the age now specified , they ever understood such selections , or felt gratified and improved by perusing them . It is an absurdity , at ...
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... supposed , there is cities and towns , the school - rooms are gene- no reason why a child should be confined to rally situated in dark closes or narrow lanes , school bevond half an hour at any one time ; where there is a sufficiency ...
... supposed , there is cities and towns , the school - rooms are gene- no reason why a child should be confined to rally situated in dark closes or narrow lanes , school bevond half an hour at any one time ; where there is a sufficiency ...
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... supposed to terminate at any period of his terrestrial existence ; and the course of his life ought to be considered as nothing more than the course of his education . When he closes his eyes in death , and bids a last adieu to every ...
... supposed to terminate at any period of his terrestrial existence ; and the course of his life ought to be considered as nothing more than the course of his education . When he closes his eyes in death , and bids a last adieu to every ...
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... supposed to be at- tained without an effort similar to that which an adult person must exert , when investigating the laws of Nature , and the general economy of the universe . For , every thing a child sees or hears , in the first ...
... supposed to be at- tained without an effort similar to that which an adult person must exert , when investigating the laws of Nature , and the general economy of the universe . For , every thing a child sees or hears , in the first ...
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