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my own notebook nor even to the
And the reason is not far to seek: my English training would naturally have the effect of making me look for a verdict on my work not to my own notebook, nor even to the principal's returns, but to some higher [Pg 381] and extra-mural authority who should test the attainments of the pupils and the efficiency of the school by a searching and impartial examination.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 22, September, 1878 by Various

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