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... portion of the community on the side of right instead of wrong ; to bring them within the pale of decency , order , and moral rectitude ; in short , to make them better members of society than they now are , - friends instead of enemies ...
... portion of the community on the side of right instead of wrong ; to bring them within the pale of decency , order , and moral rectitude ; in short , to make them better members of society than they now are , - friends instead of enemies ...
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... any perversion , or any apparent blank , which this portion of the being may have exhibited . Whatever results should transpire could not at all events be charged to the favourable condition of 6 [ CH . I. EDUCATION OF CHARACTER .
... any perversion , or any apparent blank , which this portion of the being may have exhibited . Whatever results should transpire could not at all events be charged to the favourable condition of 6 [ CH . I. EDUCATION OF CHARACTER .
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... portion of the community regard education merely as a process of teaching ; some look upon it as the means of escape from the responsibility of enforcing home disci- pline ; and others , believing no good to be of any value which falls ...
... portion of the community regard education merely as a process of teaching ; some look upon it as the means of escape from the responsibility of enforcing home disci- pline ; and others , believing no good to be of any value which falls ...
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... portion of human nature ; and that until a more equal balance can be maintained between the moral and the intellectual faculties , we may look in vain for any great improve- ment in our social condition as the result of education . Some ...
... portion of human nature ; and that until a more equal balance can be maintained between the moral and the intellectual faculties , we may look in vain for any great improve- ment in our social condition as the result of education . Some ...
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... portion of our nature deserving regard , and de- manding cultivation ; for ever since the creation of the world mankind have been more led by what they like than by what they know . It is of no use speaking of the moral sentiments as ...
... portion of our nature deserving regard , and de- manding cultivation ; for ever since the creation of the world mankind have been more led by what they like than by what they know . It is of no use speaking of the moral sentiments as ...
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action amongst animal attain beautiful become believe belong benevolence betwixt called capable child condition conduct consequently consider crime cultivation desire duty early emotions enjoyment enlightened entirely especially evil exercise fact faculties falsehood Fcap feeling GEORGE BORROW girl governess governing habit happiness heart HERMANN MELVILLE higher highest History honour human character impressions individual influence instance John Bunyan JOHN WILSON CROKER kind LADY learning look LORD manner means ment mind mode moral training mother motives Nineveh numbers nurse operation parents perfect perhaps persons PETER CUNNINGHAM Plates poor portion Portrait Post 8vo present principle propen propensities punishment racter regards respect rience ROBERT SOUTHEY scarcely Second Edition selfish sense of right sentiment servants SIR CHARLES EASTLAKE social society speak teaching things Third Edition tion truth Vols WASHINGTON IRVING whole Woodcuts wrong young
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