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" Can there be any thing more ridiculous, than that a father should waste his own money, and his son's time, in setting him to learn the Roman language, when, at the same time, he designs him for a trade, wherein he, having no use of Latin, fails not to... "
The Literary Magazine, and American Register - Page 257
edited by - 1805
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The Gentleman's Library: Containing Rules for Conduct in All Parts of Life ...

Gentleman - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...Language, when at the fame Time he defigns him for a 'Trade, wherein he, having no Ufe of Latin, fails not to forget that little which he brought from School, and which, 'tis ten to one, he abhors, for the ill Ufage it procured him ? Could it be believed, unlefs we had...
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The Parents' Friend; Or Extracts from the Principal Works on ..., Volume 2

Education - 1803 - 456 pages
...language, when at the same time he designs him for a trade, wherein he having no use for Latin fails not to forget that little which he brought from school, and which 'tis ten to one he abhors for the ill usage it procured him. Could any one believe that a child should...
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The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author ..., Volume 9

John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...language, when, at the same time, he designs him for a trade, wherejn he having no use of Latin, fails not to forget that little which he brought from school,...to one he abhors for the ill usage it procured him ? Could it be believed, unless we had every-where amongst us examples of it, that a child should be...
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The Works of John Locke, Volume 9

John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 502 pages
...language, when, at the same time, he designs him for a trade, wherein he, having no use of I /ii m, fails not to forget that little which he brought from school,...to one he abhors for the ill usage it procured him ? Could' it be believed, unless we had every where amongst us examples of it, that a child should be...
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Education and Educational Institutions Considered, with Reference to the ...

James Booth - Business and education - 1846 - 172 pages
...language, when, at the same time, he designs him for a trade, wherein he, having no use of Latin, fails not to forget that little which he brought from school,...to one he abhors for the ill usage it procured him? Could it be believed, unless we had every where among us examples of it, that a child should be forced...
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The Scope and Nature of University Education

John Henry Newman - Education, Higher - 1859 - 382 pages
...language, when at the same time, he designs him for a trade, wherein he, having no use of Latin, fails not to forget that little which he brought from school, and which 'tis ten to one he abhors for the ill-usage it procured him? Could it be believed, unless we have every...
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The American Journal of Education, Volume 14

Henry Barnard - Education - 1864 - 914 pages
...language, when, at the same lime, he designs him for a trade, wherein he having no use of Latin, fails not to forget that little which he brought from school,...to one he abhors for the ill usage it procured him ? Could it be believed, unless we had every where amongst us examples of it, that a child should be...
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The American Journal of Education, Volume 14

Henry Barnard - Education - 1864 - 874 pages
...language, when, at the same time, he designs him for a trade, wherein he having no use of Latin, fails not to forget that little which he brought from school,...to one he abhors for the ill usage it procured him ? Could it be believed, unless we had every where amongst us examples of it, that a child should be...
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The American Journal of Education, Volume 14

Henry Barnard - Education - 1864 - 840 pages
...language, when, at tt same time, he designs him for a trade, wherein he having no use of Latin, fa not to forget that little which he brought from school, and which it is ten to one he abuors for tho ill usage it procured him ? Could it be believed, unless we had every where amongst...
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The idea of a university defined and illustrated

John Henry Newman (card.) - 1873 - 564 pages
...language, when at the same time he designs him for a trade, wherein he, having no use of Latin, fails not to forget that little which he brought from school, and which 'tis ten to one he abhors for the ill-usage it procured him ? Could it be believed, unless we have...
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