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ON MIDDLE-CLASS EDUCATION. 233
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it is almost , impossible to form a true estimate of his knowlege _, and so with all inexact sciences . for
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_'ofes-• Latin acquaintance Grammar with and Roman easy translations literature ( most are all valuable I ask for for in the these purposes schools of .
hi Any gher education ) is too much to expect where the years of study are so limited .
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On Middle-Class Education. 233
ON MIDDLE-CLASS EDUCATION . 233
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1863, page 233, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121863/page/17/
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