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Confessions Of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Book Three: Part 3
From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
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Book Three: Part 3
His character did not contradict his physiognomy. Made up of patience and complaisance, he seemed to study with me rather than instruct me. Less would have done to have gained my esteem; his predecessor had rendered that extremely easy. Nevertheless, though he bestowed so much time on me, and though each of us did all in his power, and although he took an exceeding good method, I advanced little with much labour. It is singular, that, with conception enough, I could never learn anything by masters, except my father and M. Lambercier. The little I ...
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