A Memorial of the Life and Services of John D. Philbrick |
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The death of no other educational man in this country has produced so profound and general a sense of personal loss ; for no other has been so well and so favorably known , and no other has left so strong an impress upon his age .
The death of no other educational man in this country has produced so profound and general a sense of personal loss ; for no other has been so well and so favorably known , and no other has left so strong an impress upon his age .
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Peter was a man of individual character , possessing strong moral qualities and an active intellect , with a decided religious tendency in his nature , and a touch of humor and poetry withal . From his spirituality and power of natural ...
Peter was a man of individual character , possessing strong moral qualities and an active intellect , with a decided religious tendency in his nature , and a touch of humor and poetry withal . From his spirituality and power of natural ...
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It was estimated that he had read the equal of 6,000 octavo volumes of 400 pages each ; and his daily conversation showed the fruits of this great enrichment . His mother was a woman of strong mind , well ...
It was estimated that he had read the equal of 6,000 octavo volumes of 400 pages each ; and his daily conversation showed the fruits of this great enrichment . His mother was a woman of strong mind , well ...
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On the side of work and on the side of play , it was full of education ; it made ingenious hands , strong arms , swift feet , muscular and well - developed bodies . There was no question here of introducing the new educational factor ...
On the side of work and on the side of play , it was full of education ; it made ingenious hands , strong arms , swift feet , muscular and well - developed bodies . There was no question here of introducing the new educational factor ...
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At this time Dr. Nathan Lord was president of Dartmouth College , a man known for his strong character and wide scholarship ; and there was an uncommonly able corps of professors , many of them excellent teachers ; Charles B. Hadduck ...
At this time Dr. Nathan Lord was president of Dartmouth College , a man known for his strong character and wide scholarship ; and there was an uncommonly able corps of professors , many of them excellent teachers ; Charles B. Hadduck ...
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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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