 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 546 pages
...did not ufe force or fear in educating her children. — Jobnfon. " Sir, me is wrong; I would rather have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make...a child, if you do thus or thus, you will be more efteemed than your brothers or fifters. The rod produces an effeft which terminates in itfelf. A child... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 548 pages
...not ufe force or fear in educating her children — Johnfon, " Sir, fhe is wrong ; I would, rather have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make...a child, if you do thus or thus, you will be more efleemed than your brothers or fifters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itfclf. A child... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...she did not use force or fear in educating her children. JOHNSON. 'Sir, she is wrong1; I would rather have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make...thus or thus, you will be more esteemed than your b/others or sisters. The rod produces / 1 See ante, \. 54. an The Buller of Buchan. an effect which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...inftruction by means of the rod. " I would rather (faid he) have the rod to be the general terrour to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or thus, you will be more efteemed than your brothers or fifters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itfelf. A child... | |
 | English literature - 1791 - 542 pages
...occafions expreiled his approbation. " I would rather," laid he, " have the rod to be the general terror of all, to make them learn, than tell a child, " If you do thus or thut you will be more elfeemcd than your brothers or titters." The rod produces an tffeil which terminates... | |
 | 1791 - 728 pages
...expreffed his approbation of enforcing inftruction by means of the rod. " 1 would rather (faid he) have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make them , , • , • nnc . learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or tory of this early ,nftrUaor of our... | |
 | Thomas Gisborne - Women - 1797 - 576 pages
...fyftem of education, has pointedly obferved ; " I would " rather have the rod to be the general ter" ror to all to make them learn, than tell a " child, if you do thus or thus, you will be *' more eftcemed than your brothers or " fifters. By exciting emulation and com" parifons of fuperiority, you... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Anecdotes - 1798 - 464 pages
...enforeing inftruction by means of the rod. " I would rather (faid he) have the rod the general terror of all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or thus, you will be more efteemed tharr your brothers or fifters. The rod produces an effedt which terminates in itfelf. A child... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...other.' BURNEY. See post, under Dec. 17. 177554 Mr. Hunter. have the rod to be the general terrour to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if...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,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...end, they lose at the other." B.] " I would rather (said he) have the rod to be the general terrour to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if...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,... | |
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Johnson, upon all occasions, expressed his approbation of enforcing instruction by means of the rod. "I would rather [said he] 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... 
