Five Years in an English University, Volume 2G. P. Putnam, 1852 |
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... less able to give you a direct reply . Ask a third what the end of education is , and he tells you , ore rotundo , that it is " to qualify men to do good , " which is a magnificent sentiment to hear , only if you come to cross question ...
... less able to give you a direct reply . Ask a third what the end of education is , and he tells you , ore rotundo , that it is " to qualify men to do good , " which is a magnificent sentiment to hear , only if you come to cross question ...
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... less , but whatever the amount , he is expected to learn it thoroughly . Hence , as the first effect , he acquires habits of extreme mental accu- racy . At our colleges it is so arranged that all the students go through the same course ...
... less , but whatever the amount , he is expected to learn it thoroughly . Hence , as the first effect , he acquires habits of extreme mental accu- racy . At our colleges it is so arranged that all the students go through the same course ...
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... less parrotry , less exercise of memory , as distinguished from the acquisition of knowledge , than at Cambridge . The nearest approach to it is the case of the classical men who get up only Mathematics enough to pass as Junior Optimés ...
... less parrotry , less exercise of memory , as distinguished from the acquisition of knowledge , than at Cambridge . The nearest approach to it is the case of the classical men who get up only Mathematics enough to pass as Junior Optimés ...
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... less . It is not idleness that causes this ; between teaching and study their time is pretty well filled up ; the indolent and rusty Don who does nothing but drink port and play whist has become nearly a tradition . It is not any ...
... less . It is not idleness that causes this ; between teaching and study their time is pretty well filled up ; the indolent and rusty Don who does nothing but drink port and play whist has become nearly a tradition . It is not any ...
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... less . His seven hours of sleep ( a rather scanty quantity , but enough for most men in good health * ) are always the same seven hours of the night . The sponge bath and horse - hair glove are among the regular and daily accessories of ...
... less . His seven hours of sleep ( a rather scanty quantity , but enough for most men in good health * ) are always the same seven hours of the night . The sponge bath and horse - hair glove are among the regular and daily accessories of ...
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