 | 1853 - 678 sider
...whenever they differ from ' those of Europe differ for the worse ; and whether, when we ' can patronise sound philosophy and true history, we shall ' countenance,...move laughter in girls at an English boarding-school, — his' tory abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigns thirty ' thousand years long, — and... | |
 | 1862 - 394 sider
...which, by universal confession, there are ' no books on any subject which deserve to be compared to our 'own; whether, when we can teach European science,...history, ' abounding with kings thirty feet high, reigns thirty thousand ' years long, — and geography, made up of seas of treacle and ' seas of butter.'... | |
 | George Otto Trevelyan - 1864 - 472 sider
...whenever they differ from those of Europe, differ for the worse ; and whether, when we can patronise sound Philosophy and true History, we shall countenance,...Astronomy, which would move laughter in girls at an English boarding school — History, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigns thirty thousand years... | |
 | 1864 - 536 sider
...whenever they differ from those of Europe, differ for the worse ; and whether, when we can patronise sound Philosophy and true History, we shall countenance,...Astronomy, which would move laughter in girls at an English boarding school — History, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigns thirty thousand years... | |
 | 1864 - 938 sider
...whenever they differ from those of Europe, differ for the worse : and whether, when we can patronise sound Philosophy and true History, we shall countenance,...Astronomy, which would move laughter in girls at an English boarding school— History, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigns thirty thousand years... | |
 | 1870 - 618 sider
...propagate old ideas." The late Lonl Macaulay, in an able minute, exposed the absurdity of teaching at the public expense " medical doctrines which would...astronomy which would move laughter in girls at an English boardksrschool ; history, abounding with kings thirty feet high. and reigns thirty thousand years long... | |
 | George Otto Trevelyan - 1876 - 414 sider
...in which, by universal confession, there are no books on any subject which deserve to be compared to our own ; whether, when we can teach European science,...farrier — astronomy, which would move laughter in the girls at an English boardingschool — history, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigns... | |
 | George Otto Trevelyan - 1876 - 652 sider
...in which, by universal confession, there are no books on any subject which deserve to be compared to our own ; whether, when we can teach European science,...farrier, — astronomy, which would move laughter in- the girls at an English boarding-school, — history, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigns... | |
 | George Otto Trevelyan - 1876 - 502 sider
...whenever they differ from those of Europe, differ for the worse ; and whether, when we can patronise sound philosophy and true history, we shall countenance,...farrier, — astronomy, which would move laughter in the girls at an English boarding-school, — history, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigns... | |
 | 1878 - 890 sider
...in which, by universal confession, there are no books on any subject which deserve to be compared to our own ; whether, when we can teach European science,...astronomy, which would move laughter in girls at an English boarding school, — history, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigiLs thirty thousand years... | |
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... medical doctrines which would disgrace an English farrier, astronomy which would move laughter in girls at an English boarding school, history abounding with kings thirty feet high and reigns thirty thousand years long, and geography, made up of seas... 
