 I regard it as an irretrievable misfortune that my childhood was not a happy one. By nature I was exceedingly elastic and buoyant, but the poverty of my parents subjected me to continual privations.  The R.I. Schoolmaster - Page 3121873Full view - About this book
 | Henry Barnard - 1858 - 914 pages
...of mankind. The early precepts of benevolence, inculcated upon me by my parents, flowed out in this direction ; and I had a conviction that knowledge was my needed instrument." A fortunate accident gave opportunity and development to this passion. An itinerant schoolmaster, named... | |
 | Mary Tyler Peabody Mann - 1865 - 614 pages
...of mankind. The early precepts of benevolence, inculcated upon me by my parents, flowed out in this direction ; and I had a conviction that knowledge was my needed instrument." Reverence for knowledge as a means of good, had, indeed, prevailed in his father's family ; and his... | |
 | Nelson Sizer - 1874 - 524 pages
...responsibilities of other teachers by the shortcomings of his own. In a letter written to a friend, he said: "I regard it as an irretrievable misfortune that my...the poverty of my parents subjected me to continual privation. I believe in the rugged nursing of Toil, but she nursed me too much. In the winter time... | |
 | 1883 - 684 pages
...of mankind. The early precepts of benevolence, inculcated upon me by my parents, flowed out in this direction ; and I had a conviction that knowledge was my needed instrument." A fortunate accident gave opportunity and development to this passion. An itinerant school-master,... | |
 | Nelson Sizer - 1882 - 740 pages
...responsibilities of other teach era by the shortcomings of his own. In a letter written to a friend, he said: "I regard it as an irretrievable misfortune that my...the poverty of my parents subjected me to continual privation. I believe in the rugged nursing of Toil, but she nursed me too much. In the winter time... | |
 | Nelson Sizer - 1883 - 740 pages
...responsibilities of other teach ere by the shortcomings of his own. In a letter written to a friend, he said : "I regard it as an irretrievable misfortune that my...childhood was not a happy one. By nature I was exceedingly clastic and buoyant, but the poverty of my parents subjected me to continual privation. I believe in... | |
 | Mary Tyler Peabody Mann - 1891 - 636 pages
...In a letter to a friend, he says, — I regard it as an irretrievable misfortune that my chihlhood was not a happy one. By nature I was exceedingly elastic and buoyant ; but the puvurty of my parents subjected mo to continual privations. I believe in the rugged nursing of Toil... | |
 | Horace Mann - 1891 - 608 pages
...of mankind. The early precepts of benevolence, inculcated upon me by my parents, flowed out in this direction ; and I had a conviction that knowledge was my needed instrument." Reverence for knowledge as a means of good, had, indeed, prevailed in his father's family ; and his... | |
 | 1905 - 848 pages
...benefit of mankind. The early precepts of benevolence, inculcated upon me by my parents, flowed in this direction ; and I had a conviction that knowledge was my needed instrument" About 1816 an eccentric itinerant teacher of languages, named Barrett, came to Franklin and afforded... | |
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