A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow)
Philosophy
A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2
Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow)
English language -- History; English literature -- History and criticism
There are fifty pages of Émile that should be bound in velvet and
gold. --VOLTAIRE.
Perhaps the most influential book ever written on the subject of
education. --R. H. QUICK.
_Pestalozzi’s Leonard and Gertrude._
With an Introduction by Dr. G. STANLEY HALL. Price by mail, 85
cents.
If we except Rousseau’s “Émile” only, no more important educational
book has appeared for a century and a half than Pestalozzi’s
“Leonard and Gertrude.” --_The Nation._
_Richter’s Levana; The Doctrine of Education._
A book that will tend to build up that department of education which
is most neglected, and yet needs most care-- home training. Price by
mail, $1.35.
A spirited and scholarly book. --Prof. W. H. PAYNE, University of
Michigan.
_Rosmini’s Method in Education._
Price by mail, $1.75.
The best of the Italian books on education. --_Editor London Journal
of Education._
_Hall’s Methods of Teaching History._
A symposium of eminent teachers of history. Price by mail, $1.40.
Its excellence and helpfulness ought to secure it many readers.
--_The Nation._
_Bibliography of Pedagogical Literature._
Carefully selected and annotated by Dr. G. STANLEY HALL. Price by
mail, $1.75.
_Lectures to Kindergartners._
By ELIZABETH P. PEABODY. Price by mail, $1.10.
_Monographs on Education._ (25 cents each.)
+D. C. HEATH & CO., Publishers,+
Boston, New York, and Chicago.
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ERRATA
Myhneer Calf
_spelling unchanged: probably error for “Mynheer”_
Plurals in +es+ (separate syllable).
_printed in Verbs column_
died of fever in London, in the year 1688.
_text reads “1698”_
the most polished verse-writer
_text reads “mose polished”_
he entered himself of the Inner Temple
_text unchanged_
Punctuation and Presentation:
17. +Latin of the First Period+ (i).--
_originally formatted as:_
17. +Latin of the First Period.+--(i)
(The word _al_ means _the_. Thus _alcohol_ = _the spirit_.)
_close parenthesis missing_
homely, plain, and pedestrian.
_period (full stop) invisible_
“Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
_open quote missing_
and his meat nothing but sauce.”
_close quote missing_
“A good man is as much in awe of himself as of a whole assembly.”
_close quote missing_
designated by a hand ([->]) at the foot of each
_printed text has drawing of hand with pointing finger_
Wordsworth and Coleridge spoke with awe of his genius;
_semicolon invisible_
“‘Farewell!’ said he, ‘Minnehaha,
_text has double quote for single before “Minnehaha”_
All´ my | thou´ghts go | on´ward | wi´th you!
_all ´ marks are as in original text_
Index
+Grammar+ of English...
general view of its history, 243.
short view of its history, 239-243.
_each line indented as if a subentry to preceding line_
language, living and dead 198
_text reads “168”_
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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