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... which it always extended to all comers. • These were the surroundings and this
the home of this boy of fifty and sixty years ago. But here, at this time, the life of a
farmer's boy, possessed of imagination and spirit, doubtless, did not seem to the
...
... which it always extended to all comers. • These were the surroundings and this
the home of this boy of fifty and sixty years ago. But here, at this time, the life of a
farmer's boy, possessed of imagination and spirit, doubtless, did not seem to the
...
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breakfast. The election was next day, and he was on hand. Party spirit ran high,
and the voting list was closely scrutinized by both sides. There was at that time
living with his father, as a cheap hired hand, an ignorant but fairly intelligent
fellow, ...
breakfast. The election was next day, and he was on hand. Party spirit ran high,
and the voting list was closely scrutinized by both sides. There was at that time
living with his father, as a cheap hired hand, an ignorant but fairly intelligent
fellow, ...
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... but for a sincere student, for honest experience, his respect was genuine. How
many of us have been encouraged to excel ourselves by his appreciative
consideration of our opinions based on careful observation. This spirit made him
both a ...
... but for a sincere student, for honest experience, his respect was genuine. How
many of us have been encouraged to excel ourselves by his appreciative
consideration of our opinions based on careful observation. This spirit made him
both a ...
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... punishment, that were necessary, and then upon the quiet, the order, and the
kindness of spirit, that would be infused into a school under the new system, he
will at once understand why it was so important that the new plan should succeed
.
... punishment, that were necessary, and then upon the quiet, the order, and the
kindness of spirit, that would be infused into a school under the new system, he
will at once understand why it was so important that the new plan should succeed
.
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I do not think I do injustice to the many gentlemen who took a deep interest in
starting the movement in Massachusetts when I say that the leading spirit in the
movement was Dr. Philbrick. In my various consultations with him he surprised
me, ...
I do not think I do injustice to the many gentlemen who took a deep interest in
starting the movement in Massachusetts when I say that the leading spirit in the
movement was Dr. Philbrick. In my various consultations with him he surprised
me, ...
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| Title | A Memorial of the Life and Services of John D. Philbrick |
| Editor | Larkin Dunton |
| Publisher | New England Publishing Company, 1887 |
| Length | 225 pages |
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