Teacher, Volume 3Mass. Teachers' Association., 1850 - Education |
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... look at minute objects ; how incorrectly they ap- preciate distances or the relative proportions of objects in the distance , or even near them , and how roughly they handle every thing they touch . If it were only to teach a more ...
... look at minute objects ; how incorrectly they ap- preciate distances or the relative proportions of objects in the distance , or even near them , and how roughly they handle every thing they touch . If it were only to teach a more ...
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... look carefully at the base of the bill , or between the feathers on the side of the head ; and this com- parison will doubtless widely increase the interest of the pupils for such studies , especially if the teacher is ready to make ...
... look carefully at the base of the bill , or between the feathers on the side of the head ; and this com- parison will doubtless widely increase the interest of the pupils for such studies , especially if the teacher is ready to make ...
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... look more minutely into the peculiarities exhibited by the different plants . How in- structive and interesting must it not be for a child , to see that every plant has peculiarly formed leaves ! Let one day be de- voted to this subject ...
... look more minutely into the peculiarities exhibited by the different plants . How in- structive and interesting must it not be for a child , to see that every plant has peculiarly formed leaves ! Let one day be de- voted to this subject ...
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... look to Nature for in- formation rather than to books , I will not deny their value , on the contrary , I know how useful good books are . But as our works on Natural History have been generally written with a view of advancing science ...
... look to Nature for in- formation rather than to books , I will not deny their value , on the contrary , I know how useful good books are . But as our works on Natural History have been generally written with a view of advancing science ...
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... look well enough even if they have been copied loosely ; but in the draw- ing of animals , the greatest precision being always required to produce a true likeness , their imitation best teaches accuracy and neatness . GOOD MANNERS- No ...
... look well enough even if they have been copied loosely ; but in the draw- ing of animals , the greatest precision being always required to produce a true likeness , their imitation best teaches accuracy and neatness . GOOD MANNERS- No ...
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Page 201 - Like the vase, in which roses have once been distilled — You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will. But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Page 191 - And though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing and prohibiting to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?
Page 205 - Pause not to dream of the future before us ; Pause not to weep the wild cares that come o'er us : Hark how Creation's deep, musical chorus, Unintermitting, goes up into Heaven ! Never the ocean- wave falters in flowing; Never the little seed stops in its growing; More and more richly the Rose-heart keeps glowing, Till from its nourishing stem it is riven. 1 Labor is worship !' — the robin is singing,
Page 224 - ... to impress on the minds of children and youth, committed to their care and instruction, the principles of piety, justice, and a sacred regard to truth, love to their country, humanity, and universal benevolence, sobriety, industry, and frugality, chastity, moderation and temperance, and those other virtues, which are the ornament of human society, and the basis upon which a republican constitution is founded...
Page 304 - Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird," or, before the eyes of every thing that hath a wing, as in the original.
Page 151 - For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little...
Page 122 - Admission to its sanctuary, and to the privileges and feelings of a votary, is only to be gained by one means — sound and sufficient knowledge of mathematics, the great instrument of all exact inquiry, without which no man can ever make such advances in this or any other of the higher departments of science as can entitle him to form an independent opinion on any subject of discussion within their range.
Page 183 - The changing spirits' rise and fall ; We know that these were felt by him, For these are felt by all. He suffer'd, — but his pangs are o'er ; Enjoy'd,- — but his delights are fled ; Had friends, — his friends are now no more; And foes, — his foes are dead. He...
Page 204 - I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hill-side, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.
Page 192 - Phoebus is himself thy sire. To thee of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect ! happy thou, Dost neither age nor winter know ! But when thou 'st drunk, and danced, and sung Thy fill, the flowery leaves among, (Voluptuous and wise withal, Epicurean animal !) Sated with thy summer feast, Thou retir'st to endless rest.