 | 1853 - 678 페이지
...farrier, — astronomy which would ' move laughter in girls at an English boarding-school, — his' tory abounding with kings thirty feet high, and reigns...made up of seas of ' treacle and seas of butter.' Of the capacity of the Indians to learn our language, and acquire a knowledge of our literature, Mr.... | |
 | 1862 - 394 페이지
...laughter in girls at an English boarding-school, — history, ' abounding with kings thirty feet high, reigns thirty thousand ' years long, — and geography,...made up of seas of treacle and ' seas of butter.' . Much more to the same effect, and written with the same pungency and point, might be quoted; but... | |
 | Charles Hay Cameron - 1853 - 220 페이지
...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,...geography, made up of seas of treacle and seas of butter. " We are not without experience to guide us. History furnishes several analogous cases, and they all... | |
 | 1854 - 532 페이지
...would disgrace aa ' English farrier, history abounding with kings thirty feet high, ' and reigns 30,000 years long, and geography made up of seas of ' treacle and seas of butter." And yet, forsooth, all knowledge is to be excluded, unless the people will sit down to an eight years'... | |
 | Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke - 1864 - 98 페이지
...deserved the censure of the distinguished writer, whose name we have just mentioned, when he spoke of " medical doctrines which would disgrace an English...geography made up of seas of treacle and seas of butter." CHAPTER III. THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TOWARDS EDUCATING THE NATIVES OF INDIA. " The... | |
 | 1864 - 536 페이지
...English farrier — Astronomy, which would move laughter in girls at an English boarding school — History, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and...Geography, made up of seas of treacle and seas of butter. "We are not without experience to guide us. History furnishes several analogous cases, and they all... | |
 | George Otto Trevelyan - 1864 - 472 페이지
...English farrier — Astronomy, which would move laughter in girls at an English boarding school — History, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and...Geography, made up of seas of treacle and seas of butter. " We are not without experience to guide us. History furnishes several analogous cases, and they all... | |
 | 1864 - 938 페이지
...English farrier — Astronomy, which would move laughter in girls at an English boarding school— History, abounding with kings thirty feet high, and...Geography, made up of seas of treacle and seas of butter. "We are not without experience to guide us. History furnishes several analogous cases, and they all... | |
 | 1870 - 614 페이지
...propagate old ideas." The late Lord Macaulay, in an able minute, exposed the absurdity of teaching at the public expense " medical doctrines which would...geography, made up of seas of treacle and seas of butter." Soon afterwards Lord William Bentinck issued an order in council, that the great object of the British... | |
 | 1870 - 618 페이지
...disgrace an English farrier ; astronomy which would move laughter in girls at an English boardksrschool ; history, abounding with kings thirty feet high. and...geography, made up of seas of treacle and seas of butter." Soon afterwards Lord William Bentiuck issued an order in council, that the great object of the British... | |
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... whether, when we can teach European science, we shall teach systems which, by universal confession, whenever they differ from those of Europe, differ for the worse, and whether, when we can patronize sound Philosophy and true History we shall countenance,... 
