...Sir, she is wrong ; 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...which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipt, and gets his task, and there's an end on't ; whereas, by exciting emulation, and comparisons...

...his teachers, he was always a believer in the virtues of the rod. A child, he said, who is flogged, " gets his task, and there's an end on't ; whereas by...emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundations of lasting mischief; you make brothers and sisters hate each other." In practice, indeed,...

...rod.1 " I would rather (said 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...mischief; you make brothers and sisters hate each oth^r." When Johnson saw some young ladies in Lincolnshire who were remarkably well behaved, owing...

...to be the general terror to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if yon do thus or thus, yon will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters....superiority, you lay the foundation of lasting mischief ; yon make brothers and sisters hate each other. During Mr. Boyd's stay in Arran, he had found a chest...

...his teachers, he was always a believer in the virtues of the rod. A child, he said, who is flogged, "gets his task, and there's an end on't ; whereas...emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay th« II fonndations of lasting mischief; yon make brothers and sisters hate each other." In practice,...

...his teachers, he was always a believer in the virtues of the rod. A child, he said, who is flogged, " gets his task, and there's an end on't ; whereas by...emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundations of lasting mischief ; you make brothers and sisters hate each other." In practice, indeed,...

...teachers, he remained a believer in the virtues of the rod. " A child that is flogged," he said, " gets his task, and there's an end on't; whereas by...emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundations of lasting mischief; you make brothers' and' sisters hate each other." 272. At the University....

...teachers, he remained a believer in the virtues of the rod. " A child that is flogged," he said, " gets his task, and there's an end on't ; whereas by...emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundations of lasting mischief; you make brothers and sisters hate each other." 272. At the University....

...rod.1 fl I would rather (said 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...itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets Ws task, and there's an end on't ; whereas, by exciting •'ulation and comparisons of superiority,...

...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...than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an e ff ect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there's...