 | 1878 - 446 pages
...to rise too early in their classes. They are conceited all the forenoon of life, and stupid all its afternoon. The vigor and freshness, which should have...out of them by precocious mental debauchery — by book gluttony and lesson-bibbing. The faculties are worn out by the strain put upon their callow brains,... | |
 | Henry Clay Angell - 1878 - 104 pages
...their classes. They are conceited all the forenoon of life, and stupid all its afternoon. The vigour and freshness which should have been stored up for...have been washed out of them by precocious mental debauchery,—by book-gluttony and lesson-bibbing. Their faculties are worn out by the strain put upon... | |
 | Wisconsin. Department of Public Instruction - 1880 - 390 pages
...cramming " process, this unwise stimulation, making pupils conceited all the forenoon of their lives and stupid all the afternoon. " The vigor and freshness,...existence in practical life, have been washed out of the pupils by precocious mental debauchery, by book gluttony, and lesson bibbing." CONCLUSION. It is... | |
 | Wisconsin. Department of Public Instruction - 1880 - 402 pages
...cramming " process, this unwise stimulation, making pupils conceited all the forenoon of their lives and stupid all the afternoon. " The vigor and freshness,...existence in practical life, have been washed out of the pupils by precocious mental debauchery, by book gluttony, and lesson bibbing." CONCLUSION. It is... | |
 | Wisconsin - 1880 - 1304 pages
...cramming " process, this unwise stimulation, making pupils conceited all the forenoon of their lives and stupid all the afternoon. " The vigor and freshness,...existence in practical life, have been washed out of the pupils by precocious mental debauchery, by book gluttony, and lesson bibbing." CONCLUSION. It is... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1881 - 372 pages
...their classes. They are conceited all the forenoon of life, and stupid all its afternoon. The vigour and freshness, which should have been stored up for...out of them by precocious mental debauchery — by book gluttony and lesson bibbing. Their faculties are worn out by the strain put upon their callow... | |
 | James Laughlin Hughes - 1882 - 150 pages
...to rise too early in their classes. They are conceited all the forenoon of life, and stupid all its afternoon. The vigor and freshness which should have...have been washed out of them by precocious mental debauchery,—by book-gluttony and lesson-bibbing. Their faculties are worn out by the strain put upon... | |
 | National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain) - 1884 - 730 pages
...stimulation of young people to work at high pressure by incessant competitive examinations. . . . The vigour and freshness, which should have been stored up for...washed out of them by precocious mental debauchery, by book gluttony, and lesson bibbing. . . . I have no compassion for sloth, but youth has more need for... | |
 | 1893 - 376 pages
...to rise too early in their classes. They are conceited all the forenoon of life, and stupid all Its afternoon. The vigor and freshness, which should have...existence in practical life, have been washed out ot them by precocious mental debauchery — by book gluttony and lesson bibbing. Their faculties are... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - 1886 - 350 pages
...to rise too early in their classes. They are conceited all the forenoon of life, and stupid all its afternoon. The vigor and freshness, which should have...out of them by precocious mental debauchery — by book gluttony and lesson bibbing. Their faculties are worn out by the strain put upon their callow... | |
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The vigor and freshness, which should have been stored up for the purposes of the hard struggle for existence in practical life, have been washed out of them by precocious mental debauchery — by book gluttony and lesson bibbing. 
