School Experience of a Fag at a Private and Public SchoolSmith, Elder, and Company, 1854 - 311 Seiten |
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... weeks before the intentions of the higher powers were communicated to me , I had felt that something was in the wind , and had a sort of presentiment that I was to be some way disposed of . My lessons seemed of less impor- tance : a ...
... weeks before the intentions of the higher powers were communicated to me , I had felt that something was in the wind , and had a sort of presentiment that I was to be some way disposed of . My lessons seemed of less impor- tance : a ...
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... week at home . It was only when the carriage came to the door , that the sudden qualm of separation came upon me : that choking sensation in the throat , that want of air to breathe ( yet I suppose 4 SCHOOL EXPERIENCES .
... week at home . It was only when the carriage came to the door , that the sudden qualm of separation came upon me : that choking sensation in the throat , that want of air to breathe ( yet I suppose 4 SCHOOL EXPERIENCES .
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... weeks : the last has perhaps hardly recovered yet from the treatment he met with ; and he will never forget those long weeks at Elm - house , even if he live till all other recollections have faded away . But I must say some few words ...
... weeks : the last has perhaps hardly recovered yet from the treatment he met with ; and he will never forget those long weeks at Elm - house , even if he live till all other recollections have faded away . But I must say some few words ...
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... week after week the same bullying . Fagging was general in the playground ; balls had to be fetched , and hats and coats carried about for great dunces , perhaps below their slaveys in the school . In the bed- rooms also - long dreary ...
... week after week the same bullying . Fagging was general in the playground ; balls had to be fetched , and hats and coats carried about for great dunces , perhaps below their slaveys in the school . In the bed- rooms also - long dreary ...
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... weeks ; " hop - scotch " was a much more favourite amusement , and as it consists in hopping in and out of a variety of circles , parallelograms , and squares drawn upon the ground , kicking from one space to another a flat stone or old ...
... weeks ; " hop - scotch " was a much more favourite amusement , and as it consists in hopping in and out of a variety of circles , parallelograms , and squares drawn upon the ground , kicking from one space to another a flat stone or old ...
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admirable amusing Author bedroom breakfast bullying called candle CHAPTER cheer cloth cricket crown 8vo CURRER BELL Demosthenes door duty elder boys Elm-house endeavour evil excitement feel fellows felt flogged friends GEORGE MELLY half half-year hall hand happy Harbean Harby head heard holidays honour influence Jane Eyre JULIA KAVANAGH last holidays leader learned leave lessons licking look manly masters miles mind monitorial system monitors moral morning never night o'clock Oswell passed perhaps playground post 8vo præpostor present private school public school punishment quiet recollections remember round rush schoolboy schoolfellows seemed side Sixth form sleep sofa soon spirit Stones of Venice sure teasing thing thought tion took tyranny Virgil Volume W. M. THACKERAY walk week Weston whole school window
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