Book of Earnest LivesDutton, 1903 - 403 pages |
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Page 17
... tion as he was about discipline ; he looked to culture rather than to information . Instead of aiming at a reputation for " passing " candidates in examinations , he laboured that the young might learn to despise and scorn all their ...
... tion as he was about discipline ; he looked to culture rather than to information . Instead of aiming at a reputation for " passing " candidates in examinations , he laboured that the young might learn to despise and scorn all their ...
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... tion transforms for us into beauty that which before seemed commonplace , and into lucidity that which before was obscure .. It is an expansive , and , at the same time , an elevating force . In the hands and heart of an able ...
... tion transforms for us into beauty that which before seemed commonplace , and into lucidity that which before was obscure .. It is an expansive , and , at the same time , an elevating force . In the hands and heart of an able ...
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... tion , however , they represented the only educational system which England possessed . The growth of the commercial classes then led to its expansion ; and free- schools were established , in which the education given was adapted to ...
... tion , however , they represented the only educational system which England possessed . The growth of the commercial classes then led to its expansion ; and free- schools were established , in which the education given was adapted to ...
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... and ears instead of their reason and understanding . " Swift wrote a remarkable paper on the " Educa- tion of Ladies , " which is not without value even for our own day . EDUCATION of girls . 35 " which I have fre- 34 GOOD SAMARITANS .
... and ears instead of their reason and understanding . " Swift wrote a remarkable paper on the " Educa- tion of Ladies , " which is not without value even for our own day . EDUCATION of girls . 35 " which I have fre- 34 GOOD SAMARITANS .
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... tion , with the view of fitting him for a journalistic career ; and through the death of his father in 1757 , found himself , at the age of twenty - two , plunged into it , as well as into the management of an extensive printing and ...
... tion , with the view of fitting him for a journalistic career ; and through the death of his father in 1757 , found himself , at the age of twenty - two , plunged into it , as well as into the management of an extensive printing and ...
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