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... things opened . The very fact that each subject is taught by a separate professor , secures variety , and ne- cessarily brings subjects of thought in different ways before the mind . " There is much , very much , of which 6 GOVERNESS LIFE .
... things opened . The very fact that each subject is taught by a separate professor , secures variety , and ne- cessarily brings subjects of thought in different ways before the mind . " There is much , very much , of which 6 GOVERNESS LIFE .
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... things the plans now established , the ulterior blessing of which we believe cannot be at all estimated . We may look not only at the good which it will directly produce , but also at its collateral advantages . And as one wave forces ...
... things the plans now established , the ulterior blessing of which we believe cannot be at all estimated . We may look not only at the good which it will directly produce , but also at its collateral advantages . And as one wave forces ...
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... things of which she has learned but the mere skeleton . We have , however , known instances of persons , after a few months ' attention to Latin and Greek , profess to instruct others in them , and the same with various branches of ...
... things of which she has learned but the mere skeleton . We have , however , known instances of persons , after a few months ' attention to Latin and Greek , profess to instruct others in them , and the same with various branches of ...
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... habitually dissatisfied or passionate , is less injurious to the tempers of children than one who is unequal in her mode of treatment- sometimes displeased with the very thing which at another time ERRORS OF GOVERNESSES . 19.
... habitually dissatisfied or passionate , is less injurious to the tempers of children than one who is unequal in her mode of treatment- sometimes displeased with the very thing which at another time ERRORS OF GOVERNESSES . 19.
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... things to be slights which were never intended , to misconstrue observations and inquiries after progress into complaints and dissatisfaction ; and then a great want of propriety shown in express- ing this feeling to the pupils , or ...
... things to be slights which were never intended , to misconstrue observations and inquiries after progress into complaints and dissatisfaction ; and then a great want of propriety shown in express- ing this feeling to the pupils , or ...
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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.