Through Boyhood to Manhood: A Plea for IdealsLongmans, Green, 1899 - 194 pages |
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... once to the author's standpoint . ' Church Bells . " The chapters on Temper , Manners , Truth , Obedience , Punishments , are full of pregnant hints , especially for mothers . In the chapter on Cleanliness the subject of sexual ...
... once to the author's standpoint . ' Church Bells . " The chapters on Temper , Manners , Truth , Obedience , Punishments , are full of pregnant hints , especially for mothers . In the chapter on Cleanliness the subject of sexual ...
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... once been a boy , and thus given his mite of influence to the formation of the present public - school system , he is when he sets out to rule a public school - taking in hand an institution in the building up of which he has had no ...
... once been a boy , and thus given his mite of influence to the formation of the present public - school system , he is when he sets out to rule a public school - taking in hand an institution in the building up of which he has had no ...
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... once that the public - school life does such a fine work that we are justified in taking an optimistic view of human nature . But are we , in allowing that the public - school system is productive of more good than harm , con- tentedly ...
... once that the public - school life does such a fine work that we are justified in taking an optimistic view of human nature . But are we , in allowing that the public - school system is productive of more good than harm , con- tentedly ...
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... once occurred to me was a parallel case in which I could hear in imagination some one saying : " I really encourage my children to read trash , silly comic papers , and so forth , for as they grow older I find that they do not want to ...
... once occurred to me was a parallel case in which I could hear in imagination some one saying : " I really encourage my children to read trash , silly comic papers , and so forth , for as they grow older I find that they do not want to ...
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... drinking . If we can once appreciate this , we can see just how far we ought to go in considering " the pleas- ures of the table " . We ought to go just to the length of seeing that where we have any responsibility SELF - CONTROL . 61.
... drinking . If we can once appreciate this , we can see just how far we ought to go in considering " the pleas- ures of the table " . We ought to go just to the length of seeing that where we have any responsibility SELF - CONTROL . 61.
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