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... dispositions of those individuals , or that every one is not capable of receiving the full effect of a good education ; and as man , in general , hitherto has little improv- ed by education , we must conclude that either he is less ...
... dispositions of those individuals , or that every one is not capable of receiving the full effect of a good education ; and as man , in general , hitherto has little improv- ed by education , we must conclude that either he is less ...
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... dispositions ; and that it is necessary to adapt ed- ucation to the nature of individuals . Hence , the first thing to be done , is to trace back the facul- ties of children to their origin . Such a know- ledge will contribute to the ...
... dispositions ; and that it is necessary to adapt ed- ucation to the nature of individuals . Hence , the first thing to be done , is to trace back the facul- ties of children to their origin . Such a know- ledge will contribute to the ...
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... disposition to various disorders , as to gout , scrofu- la , dropsy , hydrocephalus , consumption , deafness , epilepsy , apoplexy , idiotism , insanity , & c . , is fre- quently the inheritance of birth . There are few families where ...
... disposition to various disorders , as to gout , scrofu- la , dropsy , hydrocephalus , consumption , deafness , epilepsy , apoplexy , idiotism , insanity , & c . , is fre- quently the inheritance of birth . There are few families where ...
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... dispositions , and it proves nothing against the laws of propagation . The young ones of animals that propagate indis- criminately , are very different ; but when the races are pure , and all conditions attended to , the nature of the ...
... dispositions , and it proves nothing against the laws of propagation . The young ones of animals that propagate indis- criminately , are very different ; but when the races are pure , and all conditions attended to , the nature of the ...
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... dispositions breed in and in , and the races will become distinct . Moreover , the condition of the mother is commonly less val- ued than it ought to be . It is , however , observed , that boys commonly resemble their mother , and girls ...
... dispositions breed in and in , and the races will become distinct . Moreover , the condition of the mother is commonly less val- ued than it ought to be . It is , however , observed , that boys commonly resemble their mother , and girls ...
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Page 211 - Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister ; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant...
Page 41 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain : and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 211 - But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Page 330 - This Is one of the most ingenious inventions of the age. A cast made of plaster of Paris, the size of the human head, on which the exact location of each of the Phrenological organs...
Page 212 - And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Page 236 - God, and bind themselves by an oath, not to the commission of any wickedness, but not to be guilty of theft, or robbery, or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor to deny a pledge committed to them, when called upon to return it.
Page 199 - ... and exertions that are requisite to strengthen, the mind. Let us then by being allowed to take the same exercise as boys, not only during infancy, but youth, arrive at perfection of body, that we may know how far the natural superiority of man extends.