 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 Seiten
...you do thus, or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, (1) [Among other eminent men, Addison, Wollaston, Garrick, Bishop Newton, Chief-Justice Willes, Chief-Baron... | |
 | 1839 - 444 Seiten
...than tell a child, " If you do thus or thus you will be most esteemed than your brother or sisters ; " a child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task...comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundation for lasting mischief—you make brothers and sisters bate each other.— Boswell's Johnson. THE PORTRAIT... | |
 | 1842 - 300 Seiten
...you do thus or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers and sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid...— you make brothers and sisters hate each other." After leaving school, young Johnson remained at home, during two years, in a state of seeming idleness;... | |
 | 1850 - 836 Seiten
...you do thus or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers and sisters. The rod produces an effect, which terminates in itself; a child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task and there is an end on it ; whereas by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 Seiten
...if you do thus or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid...being whipped and gets his task, and there's an end on t ; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundation of lasting... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 Seiten
...if you do thus or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there 's an end on't ; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundation... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852 - 412 Seiten
...if you do thus or thus you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid...you lay the foundation of lasting mischief; you make brothel.s and sisters hate each other." During Mr. Boyd's stay in Arran, he had found a chest of medical... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 610 Seiten
...much more healthful in its operations, than that of emulation. " The rod," he would say, " produces an effect which terminates in itself ; a child is afraid...superiority, you lay the foundation of lasting mischief." It is pretty evident that this is a subject that admits of something being said on both sides. At school,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1852 - 584 Seiten
...much' more healthful in its operations, than that of emulation. " The rod," he would say, " produces an effect which terminates in itself ; a child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there 's an end on Ч ; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the... | |
 | Gavin Turreff - 1859 - 332 Seiten
...if you do thus or thus you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid...mischief; you make brothers and sisters hate each other." During Mr. Boyd's stay in Arran, he had found a chest of medical books, left by a surgeon there, and... | |
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I would rather have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make them learn, than tell a child if you do thus or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid... 
