The parent's guide to a liberal ... education; containing a selection of questions. [With] Prospectus of the course of education pursued by ... Robert Simson ... at Colebrooke house academy |
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... to patient meditation ; while its results in numberless ways have added to the dignity , the industry , the ele- gance , and the comforts of human life . There are ad- vantages to be derived from the cultivation of every branch B 2.
... to patient meditation ; while its results in numberless ways have added to the dignity , the industry , the ele- gance , and the comforts of human life . There are ad- vantages to be derived from the cultivation of every branch B 2.
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... branch of science . They give activity , strength , sa- gacity , and patience of thought to the mind of the pupil ; and they form , it may be observed , the ground- work of all the arts , and of all the improvements and happiness which ...
... branch of science . They give activity , strength , sa- gacity , and patience of thought to the mind of the pupil ; and they form , it may be observed , the ground- work of all the arts , and of all the improvements and happiness which ...
Σελίδα 37
... branch of knowledge must be sufficiently obvious . Geography embraces a vast variety of those objects which are most interesting in themselves , and with which it most concerns man to be conversant . It is also essential to the clear ...
... branch of knowledge must be sufficiently obvious . Geography embraces a vast variety of those objects which are most interesting in themselves , and with which it most concerns man to be conversant . It is also essential to the clear ...
Σελίδα 43
... branch of natural history makes us acquainted with the structure , materials , relative position , and mode of formation of the great mineral masses of which the crust of the earth is composed . Many of the facts which this science ...
... branch of natural history makes us acquainted with the structure , materials , relative position , and mode of formation of the great mineral masses of which the crust of the earth is composed . Many of the facts which this science ...
Σελίδα 52
... and its internal cavities , in the ocean , and in the air or atmosphere by which our world is surrounded . What are the branches into which it is usually divided ? Into Geology and Mineralogy , Botany and Zoology . Wherein 52.
... and its internal cavities , in the ocean , and in the air or atmosphere by which our world is surrounded . What are the branches into which it is usually divided ? Into Geology and Mineralogy , Botany and Zoology . Wherein 52.
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Σελίδα 12 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Σελίδα 15 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Σελίδα 17 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Σελίδα 7 - And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night: and the evening and the morning were the first day.
Σελίδα 9 - And GOD made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters, which were above the firmament, and it was so. And GOD called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Σελίδα 13 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Σελίδα 26 - Syllaba longa brevi subjecta vocatur Iambus ; Pes citus ; unde etiam trimetris accrescere jussit Nomen lambeis, quum senos redderet ictus, Primus ad extremum similis sibi : non ita pridem, Tardior ut paulo graviorque veniret ad aures, 255 Spondees stabiles in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens ; non ut de sede secunda Cederet aut quarta socialiter.
Σελίδα 7 - Let there be light : and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness.
Σελίδα 105 - To find the area of a trapezoid, multiply half the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them ; the product will be the area.
Σελίδα 110 - ... it is so pleasing, that you would give something out of your pocket to obtain it, and would forego some bodily enjoyment for its sake. The pleasure derived from Science is exactly of the like nature, or, rather, it is the very same. For what has just been spoken of is, in fact, Science, which in its most comprehensive sense only means Knowledge, and in its ordinary sense means Knowledge reduced to a System ; that is, arranged in a regular order, so as to be conveniently taught, easily remembered,...