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" Suppose they have more knowledge at five or six years old than other children, what use can be made of it ? It will be lost before it is wanted, and the waste of so much time and labour of the teacher can never be repaid. "
The Lady's Magazine, Or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex ... - Page 353
1791
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1791 - 556 pages
...cxercife is given up, out of a great number of boys, it is made by fomebody." " I hate bye-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long...known, as ever it can be. Endeavouring to make children 5 prematurely prematurely wife is ufelefs labour. Suppofe they have more knowledge at five or fix years...
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The Attic Miscellany, Or, Characteristic Mirror of Men and Things

284 pages
...good exercife is given up, out of a great number of boys, it is made by fomebody. I hate bye-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long...Endeavouring to make children prematurely wife is ufelefs labour. Suppofe they have more knowledge at five or fix years old than other children, what...
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Dr. Johnson's Table Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...good exereife is given up, out of a great number of boys, it is made by fomebody. I hate by-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long...Endeavouring to make children prematurely wife is ufelefs labour. Suppofe they have more knowledge at five or fix years than other children, what ufe...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...exercise is given 1775. up, out of a great number of boys, it is made by somebody." " I hate by-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long...can be. Endeavouring to make children prematurely wise is useless labour. Suppose they have more knowledge at five or six years old than other children,...
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Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...good exercise is given up, out of a great number of boys, it is made by somebody. I hate by-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long been as well known, as ever VOL. I. F it can be. Endeavouring to make children prematurely wise is useless labour. Suppose they...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 2

Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 pages
...powers, and splendid as his accomplishments undoubtedly were, was scarcely entitled to assert, that " Education is as well known, and has long " been as well known, as ever it can be *." What a limited estimate of the objects of education must this great man have formed ! They who...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 2

Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 560 pages
...powers, and splendid as his accomplishments undoubledly were, was scarcely entitled to assert, that "Education is as well known, and has long been as well known, as ever it can be."f What a limited estimate of the objects of education must this great man have formed ! They who...
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The Table Talk of John Selden

John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...good exercise is given up, out of a great number of boys, it is made by somebody. I hate by-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long been as well known, as ever VOL. I. F it can be. Endeavouring to make children prematurely wise is useless labour. Suppose they...
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Johnsoniana..

James Boswell - 1820 - 372 pages
...exercise is given up, out of a great number of boys, it is made by somebody." " 1 hate by-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long...can be. Endeavouring to make children prematurely wise is useless labour. Suppose they have more knowledge at five or six years old than other children,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...exercise is given up, out of a great number of boys, it is made by somebody." " I hate by-roads in education. Education is as well known, and has long...can be. Endeavouring to make children prematurely wise is useless labour. Suppose they have more knowledge at five or six years old than other children,...
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