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... manner - Inquiries of former employer - Finishing governesses - Ideal of a governess - Preparation for becoming one CHAPTER VII . PLANS OF TEACHING . Study of characters and taste - Plans of teaching pupils of different ages - Learning ...
... manner - Inquiries of former employer - Finishing governesses - Ideal of a governess - Preparation for becoming one CHAPTER VII . PLANS OF TEACHING . Study of characters and taste - Plans of teaching pupils of different ages - Learning ...
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... manner , and subject , which occurs at the end of each hour , but it is by no means a trifling help to a student . The atten- tion , instead of becoming wearied , is roused and quickened , and fresh life infused into the whole class ...
... manner , and subject , which occurs at the end of each hour , but it is by no means a trifling help to a student . The atten- tion , instead of becoming wearied , is roused and quickened , and fresh life infused into the whole class ...
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... manner to elevate teachers in the public estimation ? Would it not be felt that the unworthy would not be passed off as deserving -the guilty as innocent - the incompetent as qualified ? The examinations and certificates which are now ...
... manner to elevate teachers in the public estimation ? Would it not be felt that the unworthy would not be passed off as deserving -the guilty as innocent - the incompetent as qualified ? The examinations and certificates which are now ...
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... manner , that they would be better left undone altogether . It is a positive fact that this system is often carried on habitually , without the parent for a long time detecting the want of prin- ciple which has led to it . A disposition ...
... manner , that they would be better left undone altogether . It is a positive fact that this system is often carried on habitually , without the parent for a long time detecting the want of prin- ciple which has led to it . A disposition ...
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... manners , or dress of the visitors of the family in which they reside . As these may be persons much their superiors ... manner , and unladylike and common modes of expression , often betray a want of good education . Some are ignorant ...
... manners , or dress of the visitors of the family in which they reside . As these may be persons much their superiors ... manner , and unladylike and common modes of expression , often betray a want of good education . Some are ignorant ...
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Page 35 - And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body...
Page 31 - TEACH me, my God and King, in all things thee to see; and what I do in anything to do it as for thee.
Page 31 - A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine : Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, Makes that and th
Page 30 - Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
Page 129 - everywhere Two heads in council, two beside the hearth, Two in the tangled business of the world, Two in the liberal offices of life, Two plummets dropt for one to sound the abyss Of science, and the secrets of the mind...
Page 34 - If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
Page 29 - Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge. If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not. God calleth preaching, folly. Do not grudge To pick out treasures from an earthen pot. The worst speak something good. If all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
Page 124 - They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Page 35 - I have no need of thee : nor, again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Page 47 - ... godliness hath promise of the life that now is," as well as of that which is to come.