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Page 17
... thoughts have , no doubt , been omitted , and some things said may be unprofitable . It may also be objected that there is a repetition of things or principles , and that there are unnecessary or too highly- colored descriptions . To ...
... thoughts have , no doubt , been omitted , and some things said may be unprofitable . It may also be objected that there is a repetition of things or principles , and that there are unnecessary or too highly- colored descriptions . To ...
Page 28
... thought and mind will soon be de- veloped . They will be quiet students , and not brawling dan- dies ; obedient and dutiful pupils ; and grateful and respectful to their parents , instead of being blasphemers , rebellious , and ...
... thought and mind will soon be de- veloped . They will be quiet students , and not brawling dan- dies ; obedient and dutiful pupils ; and grateful and respectful to their parents , instead of being blasphemers , rebellious , and ...
Page 33
... thought and painful labor , are necessary to its suc- cessful exercise , as does the statesman or the senator . Much of this false confidence arises from the improper estimate which is entertained of the difficulty of invention in ...
... thought and painful labor , are necessary to its suc- cessful exercise , as does the statesman or the senator . Much of this false confidence arises from the improper estimate which is entertained of the difficulty of invention in ...
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... thought is beautifully illustrated by the thrilling reve- lations of David Copperfield ( Dickens ) who , at the age of ten years , timid , feeble , afflicted , and crushed by adversity , is placed on the lowest form of Doctor Strong's ...
... thought is beautifully illustrated by the thrilling reve- lations of David Copperfield ( Dickens ) who , at the age of ten years , timid , feeble , afflicted , and crushed by adversity , is placed on the lowest form of Doctor Strong's ...
Page 67
... great firmness , independence , and ma- turity of thought ; for , although he would not contradict or debate in private conversation , he maintained a resolute , but ยท respectful denial of whatever he held to be false MANNERS . 67.
... great firmness , independence , and ma- turity of thought ; for , although he would not contradict or debate in private conversation , he maintained a resolute , but ยท respectful denial of whatever he held to be false MANNERS . 67.
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