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Page 21
... information - for wars and stormy seas alike rendered the United States at that period a far country to us -- and above all his Christian principle , formed a whole which attracted and charmed us . I have not for- INTRODUCTORY . 21.
... information - for wars and stormy seas alike rendered the United States at that period a far country to us -- and above all his Christian principle , formed a whole which attracted and charmed us . I have not for- INTRODUCTORY . 21.
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... whole class blunders over a question , as I have repeatedly remarked to happen more in English grammar than in any other branch , it is glided by , some loophole for excuse is found , so that neither teachers nor pupils feel the ...
... whole class blunders over a question , as I have repeatedly remarked to happen more in English grammar than in any other branch , it is glided by , some loophole for excuse is found , so that neither teachers nor pupils feel the ...
Page 55
... whole edition of a school lesson - book . And what is this page bearing so condemning a mark ? Nay , it is carefully oblit- erated , and so past my reading , except that through its gloom the name of Martin Luther is dimly per- ceptible ...
... whole edition of a school lesson - book . And what is this page bearing so condemning a mark ? Nay , it is carefully oblit- erated , and so past my reading , except that through its gloom the name of Martin Luther is dimly per- ceptible ...
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... of the Bible and a few hymns , from the copious collections which exist , were committed to memory , and if a little sacred singing were added to the morning prayer , it would give solidity to the whole 62 THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
... of the Bible and a few hymns , from the copious collections which exist , were committed to memory , and if a little sacred singing were added to the morning prayer , it would give solidity to the whole 62 THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
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Mary Grey Lundie Duncan. morning prayer , it would give solidity to the whole fabric , and form a foundation for all the moral les- sons which it is the duty of the teachers to incul- cate . To expend all the pains on preparation for ...
Mary Grey Lundie Duncan. morning prayer , it would give solidity to the whole fabric , and form a foundation for all the moral les- sons which it is the duty of the teachers to incul- cate . To expend all the pains on preparation for ...
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