 ... associate, how can you expect it from your son ? To be armed against the prejudices of the world, and to distinguish real merit from the splendid vices which pass current in what is called society, is one of the most difficult of human sciences.  Sandford and Merton. A Story for Children - Page 236by Thomas Day, Harry Sandford - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Day - 1868 - 452 pages
...persons of a more mature age and experience to resist the impressions of those with whom they constantly associate, how can you expect it from your son ? To...from the splendid vices which pass current in what ia called society, is one of the most difficult of human sciences. Nor do I know a single character,... | |
 | Thomas Day - Children's stories, English - 1874 - 518 pages
...persons of more mature age and experience to resist the impressions of those with whom they constantly associate, how can you expect it from your son ? To...human sciences. Nor do I know a single character, howsoever excellent, that would not candidly confess he has often made an erroneous election, and paid... | |
 | Thomas Day - Boys - 1875 - 566 pages
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 | Thomas Day - 1882 - 76 pages
...persons of more mature age and experience to resist the impressions of those witli whom they constantly associate, how can you expect it from your son ? To...human sciences. Nor do I know a single character, howsoever excellent, that would not candidl_y confess that he has often made an erroneous election,... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1883 - 220 pages
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 | Oliver Elton - English literature - 1920 - 484 pages
...delineation of the squires of Longford, he might not have thought of describing the parallel class in Russia. To be armed against the prejudices of the world, and...society, is one of the most difficult of human sciences. It is Mr. Barlow who is speaking ; but the voice and the spirit are those of his creator, Thomas Day,... | |
 | Oliver Elton - English literature - 1920 - 492 pages
...squires of Longford, he might not have thought of describing the parallel class in Russia. To be urmed against the prejudices of the world, and to distinguish...society, is one of the most difficult of human sciences. It is Mr. Barlow who is speaking ; but the voice and the spirit are those of his creator, Thomas Day,... | |
 | Oliver Elton - English literature - 1920 - 482 pages
...Longford, he might not have thought of describing the parallel class in Russia. To be armed against tho prejudices of the world, and to distinguish real merit...society, is one of the most difficult of human sciences. It is Mr. Barlow who is speaking ; but the voice and the spirit are those of his creator, Thomas Day,... | |
 | Oliver Elton - English literature - 1924 - 482 pages
...delineation of the squires of Longford, he might not have thought of describing the parallel class in Russia. To be armed against the prejudices of the world, and...society, is one of the most difficult of human sciences. It is Mr. Barlow who is speaking ; but the voice and the spirit are those of his creator, Thomas Day,... | |
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