There is scarcely a page of the history or lighter literature of the seventeenth century which does not contain some proof that our ancestors were less humane than their posterity. The discipline of workshops, of schools, of private families, though not... Christian Examiner and Theological Review - Page 2581849Full view - About this book
| 1849 - 600 pages
...lighter literature of the seventeenth century which does not contain some proof that our ancestors were less humane than their posterity. The discipline...their wives. The implacability of hostile factions woa ' such as we can scarcely conceive. Whigs were disposed to ' murmur because Stafford was suffered... | |
| 1849 - 364 pages
...lighter literature of the seventeenth century which does not contain some proof that our ancestors were less humane than their posterity. The discipline...present, was infinitely harsher. Masters, well born ahd bred, were in tbe habit of beating their servants. Pedagogues knew no way of imparting knowledge... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 464 pages
...lighter literature of the seventeenth century which does not contain some proof that our ancestors were less humane than their posterity. The discipline of workshops, of schools, of private fami• The deaths were 23,222. — Petty's Political Arithmetic. VOL. I.— 37 2 B lies, though not... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 pages
...lighter literature of the seventeenth century which does not contain some proof that our ancestors were less humane than their posterity. The discipline of workshops, of schools, of private fami• The deaths were 23,22:.'.— Prtty's Political Arithmetic. VoL. I.— 37 2 B lies, though not... | |
| 1887 - 678 pages
...(Dalton's ' Justice,' 1655, cap. 72, p. 204) ; and Macanlay states that in the seventeenth century masters, well born and bred, were in the habit of beating their servants (' History of England,' edit.' Works,' 8 vols., 1876, vol. i. chap. iii. p. 331). A modern text-book... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1855 - 556 pages
...not contain some proof that our ancestors were less humane than their posterity. The disci• pline of workshops, of schools, of private families, though...knowledge but by beating their pupils. Husbands, of decent sta- , tion, were not ashamed to beat their wives. The implacability of hostile factions was such as... | |
| 1855 - 228 pages
...that our aneestors were less humane than their posterity. The diseipline of workshops, of sehools, of private families, though not more efficient than...bred, were in the habit of beating their servants. Pedagognes knew no way of imparting knowledge but by beating their pupils. Husbands, of decent station,... | |
| 1855 - 448 pages
...infinitely harsher. Masters, well horn and bred, were in the habit of beating their servants. Pedagognes knew no way of imparting knowledge but by beating their pupils. Husbands, of deeent station, were not ashamed to beat their wives. The implaeability of hostile faetions was sueh... | |
| George Washington Quinby - 1856 - 342 pages
...lighter literature of the seventieth century, which does not contain some proof that our ancestors were less humane than their posterity. The discipline...the habit of beating their servants. Pedagogues knew of no way of imparting knowledge but by beating their pupils. Husbands of decent station were not ashamed... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1857 - 488 pages
...century which does not contain some proof that our ancestors were less humane than their posterity. 4. The discipline of work-shops, of schools, of private...hostile factions was such as we can scarcely conceive. As little mercy was shown by the populace to sufferers of a humbler rank. If an offender was put into... | |
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