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... prepare the soil , than to antici- pate the full ripening of the grain ; that it is simply to train up a child in the way he should go , in order that when he is old he may not depart from it CH . I. ] 9 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS .
... prepare the soil , than to antici- pate the full ripening of the grain ; that it is simply to train up a child in the way he should go , in order that when he is old he may not depart from it CH . I. ] 9 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS .
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... preparation such as it is much to be regretted that education in general but sparingly affords . The accom- plishments which the mother has acquired at school aid her but little here . They do not hinder , but directly they do not , and ...
... preparation such as it is much to be regretted that education in general but sparingly affords . The accom- plishments which the mother has acquired at school aid her but little here . They do not hinder , but directly they do not , and ...
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... preparation of the heart for receiving the truths of the Gospel , depend upon the extent to which people experi- ence the feeling of gratitude . We can scarcely be really grateful without being at the same time humble ; and blessed are ...
... preparation of the heart for receiving the truths of the Gospel , depend upon the extent to which people experi- ence the feeling of gratitude . We can scarcely be really grateful without being at the same time humble ; and blessed are ...
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... preparation for the school - room . It cannot complete anything , because the subject of its discipline is in itself incomplete . How well soever the mother's work may be done , she has such a rapidly changing material to work upon , so ...
... preparation for the school - room . It cannot complete anything , because the subject of its discipline is in itself incomplete . How well soever the mother's work may be done , she has such a rapidly changing material to work upon , so ...
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... prepared for its enjoyment . No ; there are happy and appropriate seasons for childhood , as well as for age , when the feelings of themselves burst open , as a flower unfolds to the sun ; and no more can we force these impressions upon ...
... prepared for its enjoyment . No ; there are happy and appropriate seasons for childhood , as well as for age , when the feelings of themselves burst open , as a flower unfolds to the sun ; and no more can we force these impressions upon ...
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