The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres; Or, An Introduction to Languages, Poetry, Rhetorick, History, Moral Philosophy, Physicks, &c. ...W. Strahan, 1769 - Education |
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... Some of la Fontaine's might be added , which will teach them to introduce more thoughts with their fables , than we find in thofe of Phædrus , as Horace has done in that of the city and country mouse . These fables are to be followed by ...
... Some of la Fontaine's might be added , which will teach them to introduce more thoughts with their fables , than we find in thofe of Phædrus , as Horace has done in that of the city and country mouse . These fables are to be followed by ...
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... some prizes , but without fixing on any particular day , for one or two of the scholars , who had fucceeded beft in a com- mon exercise . Sometimes they were obliged to cons quer twice to gain the prize . To raise fome emulation ...
... some prizes , but without fixing on any particular day , for one or two of the scholars , who had fucceeded beft in a com- mon exercise . Sometimes they were obliged to cons quer twice to gain the prize . To raise fome emulation ...
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... some time in this man- ner , some subjects should be given them to be com- pofed in writing , which , if poffible , should be extract- ed from the beft authors , and ftudied more deliberately at home . I shall propose some examples in ...
... some time in this man- ner , some subjects should be given them to be com- pofed in writing , which , if poffible , should be extract- ed from the beft authors , and ftudied more deliberately at home . I shall propose some examples in ...
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... some hints must be given for affifting them to find thoughts . The foregoing fubject , as treated by M. Mafcaron , in the funeral oration of M. Turenne . " Do not imagine , Sirs , that our hero loft thofe re- " ligious fentiments at the ...
... some hints must be given for affifting them to find thoughts . The foregoing fubject , as treated by M. Mafcaron , in the funeral oration of M. Turenne . " Do not imagine , Sirs , that our hero loft thofe re- " ligious fentiments at the ...
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... some share of the glory , which is due to God alone . . M. Turenne did not act in that manner . When he marches , when he defends a place , when he is in- trenched , when he fights , when he triumphs , he ex- pects all from , and refers ...
... some share of the glory , which is due to God alone . . M. Turenne did not act in that manner . When he marches , when he defends a place , when he is in- trenched , when he fights , when he triumphs , he ex- pects all from , and refers ...
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