The Spectator, Volume 5W. Wilson, 1778 |
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Page 42
... learning . I have a very good affectionate father ; but tho ' very rich , yet fo mighty near , that he thinks much of the charges of my education . He often tells me he be- lieves my schooling will ruin him ; that I coft him God knows ...
... learning . I have a very good affectionate father ; but tho ' very rich , yet fo mighty near , that he thinks much of the charges of my education . He often tells me he be- lieves my schooling will ruin him ; that I coft him God knows ...
Page 138
... learning is , as I take it , either to ren- der a man an agreeable companion to himself , and teach him to fupport folitude with pleasure , or if he is not born to an eftate , to fupply that defect , and fur- nish him with the means of ...
... learning is , as I take it , either to ren- der a man an agreeable companion to himself , and teach him to fupport folitude with pleasure , or if he is not born to an eftate , to fupply that defect , and fur- nish him with the means of ...
Page 245
... learning which he had before communicated to him in private lectures cluding , ' that he had rather excel the reft of mankind in knowledge than in power . ' ; con- Louifa de Padilla , a lady of great learning , and coun- tefs of Aranda ...
... learning which he had before communicated to him in private lectures cluding , ' that he had rather excel the reft of mankind in knowledge than in power . ' ; con- Louifa de Padilla , a lady of great learning , and coun- tefs of Aranda ...
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