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... influence , and used them . Every one is pos- sessed of some degree of influence ; if it be met by en- ergy , and leisure to put it forth , it must not lie inactive , though it be but small . The unpretending traces of what fell under ...
... influence , and used them . Every one is pos- sessed of some degree of influence ; if it be met by en- ergy , and leisure to put it forth , it must not lie inactive , though it be but small . The unpretending traces of what fell under ...
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... influential Christian sentiments of their women , as to their do- mestic virtues and personal loveliness . It is to the Christian and social habits of this in- teresting people that access has been chiefly afford- ed , and with them ...
... influential Christian sentiments of their women , as to their do- mestic virtues and personal loveliness . It is to the Christian and social habits of this in- teresting people that access has been chiefly afford- ed , and with them ...
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... influences , speaking words of resignation , of love and peace to the weeping parents whom they are about to leave , and of hope and joy of the welcom- ing Lord whose presence they are about to enter . On listening to narratives of such ...
... influences , speaking words of resignation , of love and peace to the weeping parents whom they are about to leave , and of hope and joy of the welcom- ing Lord whose presence they are about to enter . On listening to narratives of such ...
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... influence over the pupils , leads one to look out anxiously for ultimate results . Natural quickness enables persons to discern methods of " getting along , " and to pass well in social life , who have lacked thorough training . Many a ...
... influence over the pupils , leads one to look out anxiously for ultimate results . Natural quickness enables persons to discern methods of " getting along , " and to pass well in social life , who have lacked thorough training . Many a ...
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... influence as the head of a family , or a member of society be alone regarded , " and at this object the Common Schools aim . It may be needful to state that the word " common , " in the designation of the schools , does not mean schools ...
... influence as the head of a family , or a member of society be alone regarded , " and at this object the Common Schools aim . It may be needful to state that the word " common , " in the designation of the schools , does not mean schools ...
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