The Reports of the Society for bettering the condition and increasing the comforts of the poor. [Ed. by sir T. Bernard]. (1st-40th report, 1797-1817)., Volume 4 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 54
Page 1
... the Poor . — At an infant and doubtful period of our establish- ment , we had the pleasure of enrolling your name on the committee , and of receiving VOL . IV . B your decided sentiment in favor of the plan and objects.
... the Poor . — At an infant and doubtful period of our establish- ment , we had the pleasure of enrolling your name on the committee , and of receiving VOL . IV . B your decided sentiment in favor of the plan and objects.
Page 25
... received its due commendation . I shall not even attempt to do it complete justice . For a detail of their proceedings the reader is referred to that society's Report for 1801 , and to the recent account of their institutions by the Rev ...
... received its due commendation . I shall not even attempt to do it complete justice . For a detail of their proceedings the reader is referred to that society's Report for 1801 , and to the recent account of their institutions by the Rev ...
Page 54
... received the benefit of the charity ; - in the second , 51 ; -in the third , 75 ; -in the fourth , 79 ; -in the fifth , 97 ; -in the sixth , 98 ; -and in the seventh , the pre- ceding year , 112 mothers and their children were objects ...
... received the benefit of the charity ; - in the second , 51 ; -in the third , 75 ; -in the fourth , 79 ; -in the fifth , 97 ; -in the sixth , 98 ; -and in the seventh , the pre- ceding year , 112 mothers and their children were objects ...
Page 62
... The children taken thus , singly , for eight or ten minutes in rotation , are much better taught ; and their instruction comes to them under the appearance of relaxation from labour ; and is therefore more willingly received . 62 ACCOUNT ...
... The children taken thus , singly , for eight or ten minutes in rotation , are much better taught ; and their instruction comes to them under the appearance of relaxation from labour ; and is therefore more willingly received . 62 ACCOUNT ...
Page 63
... received . Mr. Bannatine , the owner of the mill , is confident that the quantity of work is not , upon the whole , diminished * by this mode of teaching ; and he thinks that the trifling expense it occasions , is abundantly made up to ...
... received . Mr. Bannatine , the owner of the mill , is confident that the quantity of work is not , upon the whole , diminished * by this mode of teaching ; and he thinks that the trifling expense it occasions , is abundantly made up to ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
advantage afford annual apprentices assistance attention Avebury Bart BISHOP OF DURHAM boys character charity cleanliness comfort conduct considerable cottage Cotton Mills distress Earl effects employed employment establishment exertions expense Extract families favour Female Poor fever free Chapel fund guineas habits house of recovery idle improvement increase infection instruction Ireland JAMES PLUMPTRE John John Charles Villiers John Julius Angerstein labour Ladies Committee Leeds linen London Lord Bishop Lord Carrington lying-in M. P. William manufacture Marquis of Bute means ment metropolis Mongewell moral neighbourhood neighbours Nicholas Vansittart object OBSERVATIONS parents parish parochial patients Patrick Colquhoun persons present produce reader received relief religious Reports respect schools shillings sick Society for bettering split straw straw platt Subscribers subscriptions Sunday supply THOMAS BERNARD tion vice week William Garrow William Wilberforce women workhouse
Popular passages
Page 166 - The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.
Page 262 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (xxii.
Page 236 - In addition to this, the same trouble which teaches twenty, will suffice to teach sixty or a hundred, by employing some of the senior boys to inspect the slates of the others, they not omitting to spell the word themselves ; and, on a signal given by them to the principal teacher, that the word is finished by all the boys they overlook, he is informed when to dictate another to the class. This experiment has been tried with some hundreds of children, and it has been found, that they could all write,...
Page 262 - The rod and reproof give wisdom ; but a child left to himself, bringeth his mother to shame.
Page 168 - Open me the gates of ! righteousness : that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord.
Page 262 - He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Page 167 - Then give place to the physician, for the Lord hath created him: let him not go from thee, for thou hast nerd of him. "13. There is a time when in their hands there is good success.
Page 65 - The Reports of the Society for Bettering the Condition and Increasing the Comforts of the Poor, 5 vols.
Page 166 - The skill of the physician shall lift up his head: and in the sight of great men he shall be in admiration.
Page 233 - the whole system of tuition is almost entirely conducted by boys,' he 'adds, ' the writing books are ruled with exactness and all the writers supplied with good pens by the same means. In the first instance the school is divided into classes, to each of these a lad is appointed as monitor; he is responsible for the morals, improvement, good order, and cleanliness of the whole class.