Proceedings, Abstracts of Lectures and a Brief Report of the Discussions of the National Teachers' Association, the National Association of School Superintendents and the American Normal School Association |
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... in his famous lines : " Two heads in council , two beside the hearth ; Two in the noisy business of the world ; Two in the liberal offices of life , Two plummets dropped to sound the abyss Of science and the secrets of the mind .
... in his famous lines : " Two heads in council , two beside the hearth ; Two in the noisy business of the world ; Two in the liberal offices of life , Two plummets dropped to sound the abyss Of science and the secrets of the mind .
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| Title | Proceedings, Abstracts of Lectures and a Brief Report of the Discussions of the National Teachers' Association, the National Association of School Superintendents and the American Normal School Association |
| Author | National Education Association of the United States |
| Contributors | American Normal School Association, National Association of School Superintendents, National Educational Association (U.S.), National Teachers' Association (U.S.), Central College Association (U.S.) |
| Published | 1890 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
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