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Page vii
... wish for adulation . It is far above flattery - but it demands justice , and in several cases has failed to obtain it from English tourists . The light pages which follow , design to be just , can- did , and kind - not " hinting a fault ...
... wish for adulation . It is far above flattery - but it demands justice , and in several cases has failed to obtain it from English tourists . The light pages which follow , design to be just , can- did , and kind - not " hinting a fault ...
Page 16
... wish to plunge deep into the caves of the ocean , which di- vides and yet unites us . It has been said of flat- tery , that it is so pleasant , that if it be but adminis- tered warily , the wisest man living could bear it laid on in ...
... wish to plunge deep into the caves of the ocean , which di- vides and yet unites us . It has been said of flat- tery , that it is so pleasant , that if it be but adminis- tered warily , the wisest man living could bear it laid on in ...
Page 44
... wish to advance to classical , mathematical , and scientific studies . This Free Academy is founded by the city , and like the com- mon schools , sustained by a self - imposed tax . The Board of Education took up the initiative in this ...
... wish to advance to classical , mathematical , and scientific studies . This Free Academy is founded by the city , and like the com- mon schools , sustained by a self - imposed tax . The Board of Education took up the initiative in this ...
Page 62
... wish the matter were reconsidered be- fore the most pious of the community withdraw from the present system entirely . If a more de- cided duty were made of Scripture - reading , if ques- tioning on that , in the same manner as on other ...
... wish the matter were reconsidered be- fore the most pious of the community withdraw from the present system entirely . If a more de- cided duty were made of Scripture - reading , if ques- tioning on that , in the same manner as on other ...
Page 66
... wish them to be- come . One cannot but question whether this is the natural result , if the natural guides withdraw en- tirely from the office of ordering their children well themselves . There is a uniting power , a respectful ...
... wish them to be- come . One cannot but question whether this is the natural result , if the natural guides withdraw en- tirely from the office of ordering their children well themselves . There is a uniting power , a respectful ...
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