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" This facility was partly owing to the method pursued by their father and me in instructing them, which was, to make them thoroughly acquainted with the meaning of every word in each sentence that was to be committed to memory. By the bye, this may be... "
Account of the Edinburgh Sessional School: And the Other Parochial ... - Page 165
by John Wood (of Edinburgh.) - 1829 - 273 pages
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...acquainted with the meaning of every word in " each sentence, that was to be committed to me" mory. By the bye, this may be easier done, and " at an earlier...its natural prose order ; " sometimes to substitute synonimous expressions " for poetical words, and to supply all the ellipses. " These, you know, are...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...thoroughly acquainted with the meaning of every word in each sentence that was to be committed to memory. By the bye, this may be easier done, and at an earlier...is generally thought. As soon as they were capable KOSEKT BURNS. 89 ble of it, I taught them to turn verse into its natural prose order; sometimes to...
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The Works of Robert Burns: Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings ...

Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...roughly acquainted with the meaning of every word in each sentence that was to be committed to memory. By the bye, this may be easier done, and at an earlier...is generally thought. As soon as they were capable ble of it, I taught them to turn verse into its natural prose order ; sometimes to substitute synonymous...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life , and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1813 - 422 pages
...thoroughly acquainted with the meaning of every word in each sentence that was to be committed to memory. By the bye, this may be easier done, and at an earlier...period, than is generally thought, As .soon as they were capar ble ble of it, I taught them to turn verse into its natural prose order ; sometimes to substitute...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1814 - 502 pages
...he easier done, and at an earlier period, than is gent rally thought. As soon as they were eapahle of it, I taught them to turn verse into its natural prose order; sometimes to suhstitute synonimous expressions for poetieal words, and to supply all the ellipses. These, you know,...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life ..., Issue 670, Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...thoroughly acquainted with the meaning of every word in each sentence that was to be committed to memory. By the bye, this may be easier done, and at an earlier...to substitute synonymous expressions for poetical words, and to -supply all the ellipses. These, you know, are the means of knowing that the pupil understands...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 25

England - 1829 - 840 pages
...every word in each sentence, that was to be committed to memory.' [Why only in these !] ' By the by, this may be easier done, and at an earlier period,...to substitute synonymous expressions for poetical words, and to supply all the ellipses. These, you know, are the means of knowing that the pupil understands...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns, James Currie - Scotland - 1820 - 484 pages
...acquainted acquainted with the mean ing of every word in each sentence, that was to be committed to memory. By the bye, this may be easier done, and at an earlier period, than isgenerally thought. Assoon as they were capable of it, I taught them to turn verse into its natural...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications

Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...meaning of each word in the sentence ere they tried to get it by heart. " As soon," • says he, " as they were capable of it, I taught them to turn...to substitute synonymous expressions for poetical words; and to supply all the elJipses. Robert and Gilbert were generally at the upper end of the class,...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - Poets, Scottish - 1828 - 324 pages
...exact meaning of each word in the sentence ere they tried to get it by heart. " As soon," * says he, " as they were capable of it, I taught them to turn...to substitute synonymous expressions for poetical words ; and to supply all the ellipses. Robert and Gilbert were generally at the upper end of the class,...
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