Progressive Education: Observations on the first four years of childhoodLongman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839 - Education |
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... speaking of those whom we most admire , we often ex- claim , " what a pity , " and this expression might be applied universally . On the other hand , on a nearer examination of less remarkable characters , we often find them not so ...
... speaking of those whom we most admire , we often ex- claim , " what a pity , " and this expression might be applied universally . On the other hand , on a nearer examination of less remarkable characters , we often find them not so ...
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... speak of the will merely as regards its strength , independently of its direction , we call it firmness , energy , or constancy ; it consti- tutes the degree of vital essence , the proportion of 18 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER .
... speak of the will merely as regards its strength , independently of its direction , we call it firmness , energy , or constancy ; it consti- tutes the degree of vital essence , the proportion of 18 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER .
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... equally necessary for education and for morality ; and as , generally speaking , these motives are essentially the same in men as in children , the most certain way of gaining this knowledge is to make 28 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER .
... equally necessary for education and for morality ; and as , generally speaking , these motives are essentially the same in men as in children , the most certain way of gaining this knowledge is to make 28 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER .
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... speak to us of two unknown worlds , to which they seem to approximate our own . Yet the interest which we take in these two events is very different . We associate ourselves closely with the dying ; we suffer with them ; we trem- ble ...
... speak to us of two unknown worlds , to which they seem to approximate our own . Yet the interest which we take in these two events is very different . We associate ourselves closely with the dying ; we suffer with them ; we trem- ble ...
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... speak too much of experience ; it accounts , indeed , for some effects , but not for all . Its influence is no doubt one which is continually increasing ; but in early infancy it is chiefly remarkable for its slowness and uncertainty ...
... speak too much of experience ; it accounts , indeed , for some effects , but not for all . Its influence is no doubt one which is continually increasing ; but in early infancy it is chiefly remarkable for its slowness and uncertainty ...
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