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A Columbia College Student in the Eighteenth Century / Daniel D. Tompkins; Edna L. Jacobsen, Ray W. Irwin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1940]Copyright date: ©1940Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231900546
  • 9780231876827
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 814.2
LOC classification:
  • PS850.T43 C6
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Foreword / Butler, Nicholas Murray -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- On Choosing Public Officials -- On the Indians and Slavery -- On the Study of the Dead Languages -- On Idleness -- On Plays -- On Drunkenness -- On Oratory -- On Slavery: I -- On Slavery: II -- On the Development of the Arts and Sciences in America -- On Acquiring a Knowledge of Language and the Rules of Good Writing -- On Capital Punishment -- On the Difficulty of Writing Composition -- On Novels -- On Prejudice -- On the Comparative Merits of Studying Classical Poetry and Prose -- On Dishonesty and Extreme Indulgence -- On Government: I -- On Government: II -- On Juvenile Societies -- On Rural Life in Relation to Poetry -- On Knowledge -- On Suitable Courses of Study: I -- On Suitable Courses of Study: II -- On Publication -- Valedictory Oration -- Index
Summary: The essays of Daniel D. Tompkins, a Columbia University graduate of the class of 1795. Represents a student's interests and opinions during this period in the University's history as Columbia College.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780231876827

Frontmatter -- Foreword / Butler, Nicholas Murray -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- On Choosing Public Officials -- On the Indians and Slavery -- On the Study of the Dead Languages -- On Idleness -- On Plays -- On Drunkenness -- On Oratory -- On Slavery: I -- On Slavery: II -- On the Development of the Arts and Sciences in America -- On Acquiring a Knowledge of Language and the Rules of Good Writing -- On Capital Punishment -- On the Difficulty of Writing Composition -- On Novels -- On Prejudice -- On the Comparative Merits of Studying Classical Poetry and Prose -- On Dishonesty and Extreme Indulgence -- On Government: I -- On Government: II -- On Juvenile Societies -- On Rural Life in Relation to Poetry -- On Knowledge -- On Suitable Courses of Study: I -- On Suitable Courses of Study: II -- On Publication -- Valedictory Oration -- Index

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The essays of Daniel D. Tompkins, a Columbia University graduate of the class of 1795. Represents a student's interests and opinions during this period in the University's history as Columbia College.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

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