The Youth's Companion and CounsellorWilliam Chambers W. & R. Chambers, 1858 - 350 pages |
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... Latin , the fundamental meaning of which is to lead or bring out ; that is to say , it brings out certain faculties , and so may be said to improve or perfect that which , if left alone , would be dormant and almost worthless . A little ...
... Latin , the fundamental meaning of which is to lead or bring out ; that is to say , it brings out certain faculties , and so may be said to improve or perfect that which , if left alone , would be dormant and almost worthless . A little ...
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... Latin and other dead languages , and it is also a principal reason for pursuing a course of mathematics . The learning of the rules of arithmetic , grammar , and composition , is even beneficial , simply as a mental exercise . Of the ...
... Latin and other dead languages , and it is also a principal reason for pursuing a course of mathematics . The learning of the rules of arithmetic , grammar , and composition , is even beneficial , simply as a mental exercise . Of the ...
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... Latin , with a few words from the ancient British . There are likewise some words of Greek origin , but they are mostly introduced through the Latin , or applied only to scientific nomenclature 50 ADVANCED STUDIES .
... Latin , with a few words from the ancient British . There are likewise some words of Greek origin , but they are mostly introduced through the Latin , or applied only to scientific nomenclature 50 ADVANCED STUDIES .
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... Latin origin are more copiously introduced than in the writings of a former period . A knowledge of Latin is therefore of some value for etymological purposes ; but this is deemed of less importance than other advantages derived from a ...
... Latin origin are more copiously introduced than in the writings of a former period . A knowledge of Latin is therefore of some value for etymological purposes ; but this is deemed of less importance than other advantages derived from a ...
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... Latin is a discipline to the thinking faculties , a method of polishing and humanising the understanding , which is not attainable through any other agency . In short , the youth who becomes a fair Latin scholar , acquires a tact in the ...
... Latin is a discipline to the thinking faculties , a method of polishing and humanising the understanding , which is not attainable through any other agency . In short , the youth who becomes a fair Latin scholar , acquires a tact in the ...
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