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Page 86
And it is no small credit to any man , to have made a good book , even upon a subject much less important than that of the present work ; and this praise is greatly enhanced when the object is the improvement of education , which is to ...
And it is no small credit to any man , to have made a good book , even upon a subject much less important than that of the present work ; and this praise is greatly enhanced when the object is the improvement of education , which is to ...
Page 94
His enlarged mind took into view the difficulties of educating youth , in an infant country , to fill important stations in Church and State . " In the year 1636 , the General Court granted four hundred pounds to erect a College within ...
His enlarged mind took into view the difficulties of educating youth , in an infant country , to fill important stations in Church and State . " In the year 1636 , the General Court granted four hundred pounds to erect a College within ...
Page 380
But important subjects , such as may call us presently into action , are in a great measure left to work their own way ; they hardly call forth a natural expression of earnest concern , and the hearer is too apt to conclude that he may ...
But important subjects , such as may call us presently into action , are in a great measure left to work their own way ; they hardly call forth a natural expression of earnest concern , and the hearer is too apt to conclude that he may ...
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Adams President letter from | 48 |
in Rhyme | 68 |
Lines from London Morning | 76 |
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