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Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of the Present Time - Page 11
by Caroline Sheridan Norton - 1851 - 129 pages
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Eliza Cook's journal, Volume 6

430 pages
...conquer and to rule himself, Is noble, brave, and wise. ELIzA COOK. CHILDHOOD'S QUICK APPREHENSION. y Grown persons are apt to put a lower estimate than...is great ; hence the continual wonder of those who are unaccustomed to them at the " old-fashioned ways " of some lone little one who has no playfellows,...
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Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of Modern Times, Volume 1

Caroline Sheridan Norton - 1851 - 336 pages
...or more interested than he, with the charge of the little daughter of his benefactor. He marvelled at her intelligence ; grown persons are apt to put...is great. Hence the continual wonder of those who are unaccustomed to them, at the " old fashioned ways" of some lone little one who has no playfellows...
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Stuart of Dunleath

Caroline Elizabeth S. Norton (hon. mrs. George.) - 1851 - 990 pages
...little daughter of his benefactor. He marvelled at her intelligence ; grown persons are apt to put D 3 a lower estimate than is just, on the understandings...is great. Hence the continual wonder of those who are unaccustomed to them, at the " old fashioned ways" of some lone little one who has no playfellows...
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Kidd's Own Journal, Volume 2

1852 - 432 pages
...through which they wander. THE INTELLECTS OF CHILDREN. " Grown persons," says the Hon. Mrs. Norton, " are apt to put a lower estimate than is just on the understandings of children." She is right. It is so. They very foolishly rate them by what they know ; and children know very little;...
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The cruet stand, select pieces of prose and poetry, Volume 1

C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...one of the brightest of the metals, is also one of the most volatile. CHILDHOOD'S QUICK APPREHENSION. GROWN persons are apt to put a lower estimate than...very little, but their capacity of comprehension is very great ; hence the continual wonder of those, who are unaccustomed to them, at the "old fashioned...
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American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 43

Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1854 - 708 pages
...has been well said by one who read the thoughts and open hearts of children as one reads a book, that 'grown persons are apt to put a lower estimate than...children. They rate them by what they know, and children Imou very little. But their capacity of comprehension is great. Hence the continual wonder of those...
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Many thoughts of many minds. Compiled by H. Southgate

Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...Elit. Ra.rrM Brawling. CHILDREN— Comprehensions of. Grown persons are apt to put a lower estiüiite than is just on the understandings of children. They rate them by what they know, *nd children know very little ; but their capacity of comprehension is great. Hence the continual wonder...
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Arthur's Home Magazine, Volumes 35-36

1870 - 732 pages
...APPREHENSION. /"Ч ROWN persons are apt to put a lower estimate VT tban is just on the understanding of children ; they rate them by what they know, and...very little, but their capacity of comprehension is very great ; hence the continued wonder of those who are unaccustomed to them at tho " oldfashioned...
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The Michigan Teacher, Volume 6

William Harold Payne - 1871 - 750 pages
...their bodily frame in which we have kept our daughters! — Christian Union. THOUGHTS Nfiw ANB OLD. 57 GROWN persons are apt to put a lower estimate than is just, on the understanding of children. They rate them by what they know, and children know very little, but their...
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