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be exaggerated and since there is no getting
I doubt whether he would have liked it, but respect to the pious memory of a founder may be exaggerated, and since there is no getting rid of examinations, the next best thing is to make the art of coaching as little harmful as may be to pupil and teacher.
— from Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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