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... as thorough enemies of the a priori as Locke himself : it was the contrary method they preferred and employed ; it was the other end of a child's being to which they appealed . Dr Bell himself used to say , " I never went ST ANDREWS . 9.
... as thorough enemies of the a priori as Locke himself : it was the contrary method they preferred and employed ; it was the other end of a child's being to which they appealed . Dr Bell himself used to say , " I never went ST ANDREWS . 9.
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... methods of inquiry , is a stand- ing favourite with Scottish students . The father did not write much , and sent money still seldomer . Mr Bell , who had only a salary of £ 40 a- year - paid uncertainly - had to write often and again ...
... methods of inquiry , is a stand- ing favourite with Scottish students . The father did not write much , and sent money still seldomer . Mr Bell , who had only a salary of £ 40 a- year - paid uncertainly - had to write often and again ...
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... method that ever was conceived . " And he gives as an instance of its efficacy the following case : " I had a boy , who is the dullest , heaviest , and the least inclined to learning I ever had , who , having for six months past wrote ...
... method that ever was conceived . " And he gives as an instance of its efficacy the following case : " I had a boy , who is the dullest , heaviest , and the least inclined to learning I ever had , who , having for six months past wrote ...
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... method of antagonism- " madman or slave , must man be one ? " George the Third , in an interview with Lancaster , said to him : " It is my will that every child in my king- V dom should be able to read the Bible . " 40 ANDREW BELL AND ...
... method of antagonism- " madman or slave , must man be one ? " George the Third , in an interview with Lancaster , said to him : " It is my will that every child in my king- V dom should be able to read the Bible . " 40 ANDREW BELL AND ...
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... methods of abuse , and one of the most effective . You do not know anything about the intentions of the other man , and you are therefore free to conjecture the very worst . The King was going to help Lancaster ; and a school was about ...
... methods of abuse , and one of the most effective . You do not know anything about the intentions of the other man , and you are therefore free to conjecture the very worst . The King was going to help Lancaster ; and a school was about ...
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