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... but it breathes not the spirit of the ancient time . The men of Greece and Rome ,
vigorous in body , heroic in spirit , and trained to self - control , rose not from the
earth by magic . If their characters were 22 [ JULY Greek and Roman Education .
... but it breathes not the spirit of the ancient time . The men of Greece and Rome ,
vigorous in body , heroic in spirit , and trained to self - control , rose not from the
earth by magic . If their characters were 22 [ JULY Greek and Roman Education .
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But that only is appropriately called education by which , in the training of the
body or the mind , some permanent effect is produced by design . With an
occasional reference to the Spartan system , as furnishing the best specimen of
the ...
But that only is appropriately called education by which , in the training of the
body or the mind , some permanent effect is produced by design . With an
occasional reference to the Spartan system , as furnishing the best specimen of
the ...
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And it is worthy of particular remark that the first use which the state made of its
power in relation to the offspring of its citizens was to extend the benefits of
education 10 the whole body of the free born youth . * By the laws of Solon , f
every ...
And it is worthy of particular remark that the first use which the state made of its
power in relation to the offspring of its citizens was to extend the benefits of
education 10 the whole body of the free born youth . * By the laws of Solon , f
every ...
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Athens was not the only Grecian state in which the whole body of citizens was
required to be educated . We read that Pittacus , the Mitylenean law - giver ,
enacted that if any one committed a crime through ignorance , he should be pui
on the ...
Athens was not the only Grecian state in which the whole body of citizens was
required to be educated . We read that Pittacus , the Mitylenean law - giver ,
enacted that if any one committed a crime through ignorance , he should be pui
on the ...
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Aside from a few of the most prominent and useful virtues , such as courage ,
fortitude , and piety , the body was the great object of attention . The reason of this
is obvious . Among all uncivilized nations , physical strength is of much greater ...
Aside from a few of the most prominent and useful virtues , such as courage ,
fortitude , and piety , the body was the great object of attention . The reason of this
is obvious . Among all uncivilized nations , physical strength is of much greater ...
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