| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 Seiten
...pupil, Robert Burns, was then between w six and seven years of age; his preceptor, about " eighteen. Robert and his younger brother, " Gilbert, had been...and a " tolerable progress in writing. In reading, di" viding words into syllables by rule, spelling " without book, parsing sentences, &c. Robert " and... | |
| 1801 - 452 Seiten
...of this period, in a letter to a friend, out of which shall be taken the following paragraph.— " Robert, and his younger brother Gilbert, had been...and Gilbert were generally at the upper end of the class, even when ranged with boys by far their seniors. The books most commonly used iu the school... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 Seiten
..." My pupil Robert Burns was then between six and seven years of age ; his preceptor about eighteen. Robert, and his younger brother Gilbert, had been...by rule, spelling without book, parsing sentences, 8cc. Robert and Gilbert were generally at the upper end of the class, even when ranged with boys by... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 Seiten
..." My pupil Robert Burns was then between six and seven years of age ; his preceptor about eighteen. Robert, and his younger brother Gilbert, had been...words into syllables by rule, spelling without book x parsing sentences, Sec. Robert and Gilbert were generally at the upper end of the class, even when... | |
| Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 Seiten
...My pupil, Robert Burns, was then between six and seven years of age; his preceptor about eighteen. Robert, and his younger brother, Gilbert, had been...put under my care. They both made a rapid progress ia reading, and a tolerable progress in writing. In reading, dividing words into syllables by rule,... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1820 - 484 Seiten
...My pupil, Robert Burns, was then between six and seven years of age ; his preceptor, about eighteen. Robert and his younger brother, Gilbert, had been...reading, dividing words into syllables by rule, spelling with out book, parsing sentences, &c. Robert and Gilbert were generally at the upper end of the class,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 Seiten
...My pupil, Robert Burns, was then between six and seven years of age ; his preceptor about eighteen. Robert, and his younger brother, Gilbert, had been grounded a little in English before they wore put under my care. They both made a rapid progress in reading, and a tolerable progress in writing.... | |
| Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 Seiten
...My pupil, Robert Burns, was then between six and seven years of age ; his preceptor about eighteen. Robert and his younger brother Gilbert, had been grounded...In reading, dividing words into syllables by rule, »polling without book, parting sentences, fee., Robert and Gilbert were generally at the upper end... | |
| 1838 - 1056 Seiten
..." My pupil, Robert Barns, was then between six and seven years of age, ha preceptor about eighteen. Robert and his younger brother Gilbert had been grounded...and Gilbert were generally at the upper end of the class, even when ranged with boys by far their seniors. The books most commonly used in the school... | |
| James Currie - 1838 - 92 Seiten
...My pupil, Robert Burns, was then between six and seven years of age; his preceptor about eighteen. Robert, and his younger brother, Gilbert, had been...grounded a little in English before they were put under ray care. They both made a rapid progress in reading, and a tolerable progress in writing. In reading,... | |
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