An Old Man's Thoughts about Many ThingsBell and Daldy, 1872 - 379 páginas |
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... received by his foolish pranks , the history of which the reader must look after himself — I am coming to the practical lesson that we may learn from the story ; —while he was on his bed I say , these friends very wisely burnt most of ...
... received by his foolish pranks , the history of which the reader must look after himself — I am coming to the practical lesson that we may learn from the story ; —while he was on his bed I say , these friends very wisely burnt most of ...
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... receives the first principles of religion , morality and philosophy , and if this is not a sufficient reason for the silliness and servility which often mark the child's future life , I can give none ; always supposing as I do , that ...
... receives the first principles of religion , morality and philosophy , and if this is not a sufficient reason for the silliness and servility which often mark the child's future life , I can give none ; always supposing as I do , that ...
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... received . There is another matter in which young boys should be carefully taught , and that is arithmetic . There is no doing without some knowledge of arithmetic . Most people can add up a bill , but all cannot do even this well . A ...
... received . There is another matter in which young boys should be carefully taught , and that is arithmetic . There is no doing without some knowledge of arithmetic . Most people can add up a bill , but all cannot do even this well . A ...
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... may live on a very small income and still be received into the circle of gentility . He must dress as well as the rich man who entertains him , and indeed he generally dresses better , for he who is really rich has 54 OF RICHES .
... may live on a very small income and still be received into the circle of gentility . He must dress as well as the rich man who entertains him , and indeed he generally dresses better , for he who is really rich has 54 OF RICHES .
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... show great virtues ; but you must not have great and notorious vices . If you are not rich , but merely supposed to be , or to be at your ease , you will do F 泪 very well , and you will receive a certain amount OF RICHES . 65.
... show great virtues ; but you must not have great and notorious vices . If you are not rich , but merely supposed to be , or to be at your ease , you will do F 泪 very well , and you will receive a certain amount OF RICHES . 65.
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Página 348 - subjects of every State ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities, that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the State.
Página 348 - The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain, and not arbitrary. The time of payment, the manner of payment, the quantity to be paid, ought all to be clear and plain to the contributor, and to every other person.
Página 302 - If any of the provinces of the British empire cannot be made to contribute towards the support of the whole empire, it is surely time that Great Britain should free herself from the...
Página 208 - ... and what we ought to do and what we ought not to do, whoever came into the world without having an innate idea of them?
Página 379 - The author is a shrewd, clever old gentleman, well informed, and one who has certainly not spent his long life to disadvantage. The range of subjects about which he thinks is very large, and what he does say is of sterling quality.
Página 277 - That the National Religion of the country should be made the foundation of national education, which should be the first and chief thing taught to the Poor, according to the excellent Liturgy and Catechism provided by our Church for that purpose.
Página 349 - While the demand for labour and the price of provisions, therefore, remain the same, a direct tax upon the wages of labour can have no other effect than to raise them somewhat higher than the tax.
Página 324 - Your breakfast is prepared by a cook or a goodwife who is clad from the soles of her feet to the top of her head in taxed clothing.
Página 264 - But when things are matter of public concern, the discipline pertaining to them must also be matter of public concern ; and we must not consider any citizen as belonging to himself, but all as belonging to the state ; for each is a part of the state, and the superintendence of each part has naturally a reference to the superintendence of the whole.
Página 90 - ... Paul's, there will be an enormous quantity of old stone to dispose of, which is now in the shape of generals, captains, admirals, lions and other animals. "It is singular, or it is not singular, I can't say which, that we who box, wrestle, run and in many ways work our bodies, more than any other nation, have not employed our sculptors to immortalize our athletic heroes. Some of them would make good subjects for the artist. He might strip the boxer or runner naked, if he liked, and exhibit his...