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Page 161
... learning . I have been at the Latin school four years . I don't know I ever played truant or neglected any task my master set me in my life . I think on what I read in school as I go home at noon and night , and so intently , that I ...
... learning . I have been at the Latin school four years . I don't know I ever played truant or neglected any task my master set me in my life . I think on what I read in school as I go home at noon and night , and so intently , that I ...
Page 162
... learning , and would be apt to chide my father , and not knowing his temper may make him worse . Sir , if you have any love for learning , I beg you would give me some instructions in this case , and persuade parents to encourage their ...
... learning , and would be apt to chide my father , and not knowing his temper may make him worse . Sir , if you have any love for learning , I beg you would give me some instructions in this case , and persuade parents to encourage their ...
Page 411
... learning which he had before communicated to him in private lectures ; concluding , that he had rather excel the rest of mankind in knowledge than in power . Luisa de Padilla , a lady of great learning , and countess of Aranda , was in ...
... learning which he had before communicated to him in private lectures ; concluding , that he had rather excel the rest of mankind in knowledge than in power . Luisa de Padilla , a lady of great learning , and countess of Aranda , was in ...
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