 | England - 1868 - 800 pages
...actual work. He found, he says — " The class-room crowded with sixty or one hundred boys and girls, all nearly of an age, seated in rows at desks or benches,...with the dignity of a ruler in his gestures, and the h're of an enthusiast in his eye ; never sitting down, but standing always in some commanding position... | |
 | English periodicals - 1868 - 900 pages
...medal, the object of envy and yet of pride to all his fellows ; fully conscious both of the glory and insecurity of his position, and taught by the experience...an enthusiast in his eye ; never sitting down, but always standing in some commanding position before the class ; full of movement, vigour and energy... | |
 | England - 1868 - 802 pages
...the class, wearing perhaps a medal ; the object of envy and yet of pride to all his fellows ; fuliy conscious both of the glory and the insecurity of...with the dignity of a ruler in his gestures, and the tire of an enthusiast in his eye ; never sitting down, but standing alwa}'s <n some commanding position... | |
 | Sir Graham Balfour - Education - 1903 - 352 pages
...among the middle classes of our rural population 3 ? ' He dwells on the ardour of the Scotch teacher, ' with the dignity of a ruler in his gestures and the fire of an enthusiast in his eye,1 and draws a lively contrast between an endowed English grammar school at its afternoon lessons... | |
 | Sir Cyril Norwood - Boys - 1909 - 588 pages
...throng stands the master, gaunt, muscular, and timeworn, poorly clad, and plain in speech and manner, but with the dignity of a ruler in his gestures and the fire of an enthusiast in his eye. . . . The whole scene is one of vigorous action and masterly force, forming the greatest possible contrast... | |
 | Martin Lowther Clarke - Classical education - 1959 - 254 pages
...were masters of their craft as few English teachers were. In front of this eager animated throng there stands the master, gaunt, muscular and time-worn,...and speech, but with the dignity of a ruler in his gesture, and the fire of an enthusiast in his eye. . . . The whole scene is one of vigorous action... | |
 | 1868 - 616 pages
...ideal quite of Mr. Fearon's imagination) " gaunt, muscular, and time-worn, poorly clad and plain La manner and speech, but with the dignity of a ruler...gestures, and the fire of an enthusiast in his eye ; " they may sympathize with his conviction that in the examination of a few school-girls wo are to... | |
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... insecurity of his position, and taught by the experience of many falls the danger of relaxing his efforts for one moment. In front of this eager, animated throng stands the master, gaunt, muscular, and time-worn, poorly clad, and plain in manner and... 