Southern Quarterly Review, Volume 22, Part 6Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, James Henley Thornwell, William Gilmore Simms Wiley & Putnam, 1852 |
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... learning in those ages from the scarcity of books ; and this scarcity is inferred from the high value attached to them . under certain circumstances . " The price of books , " says Robertson , " was so high , that persons of moderate ...
... learning in those ages from the scarcity of books ; and this scarcity is inferred from the high value attached to them . under certain circumstances . " The price of books , " says Robertson , " was so high , that persons of moderate ...
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... learning of the country be half as solid and certain at this moment as it was twenty - five years ago . Where are the young Legarés of the South , the young Everetts of the North , worthy to take the place of these two eminent worthies ...
... learning of the country be half as solid and certain at this moment as it was twenty - five years ago . Where are the young Legarés of the South , the young Everetts of the North , worthy to take the place of these two eminent worthies ...
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... learning of words , it may be answer- ed , that in childhood the most that can be accomplished is to learn words . Why then , it may be asked , is not this learning devoted to some useful end ? -if words alone are to be learned , why ...
... learning of words , it may be answer- ed , that in childhood the most that can be accomplished is to learn words . Why then , it may be asked , is not this learning devoted to some useful end ? -if words alone are to be learned , why ...
Contents
BATTLE OF EL MOLINO DEL REY 281 | 23 |
INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 460 | 203 |
KOSSUTH AND INTERVENTION | 221 |
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