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However, he fails to point out that Hamerton has been deeply involved in XYY research himself, including screening of newborn XYY males.
Politics & IQ Beckwith, Jon 1977
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Possibly the best reply may be given in the words of Hamerton, from _Intellectual
The Education of American Girls Anna Callender Brackett
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Hamerton, quoting her, is equally emphatic upon this point.
The Book-Hunter at Home P. B. M. Allan
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Hamerton recommends that we read the ancients with the help of literal translations beside the original, in which way, he says, we 'may attain a closer acquaintance with ancient literature than would be possible by translation alone.'
The Book-Hunter at Home P. B. M. Allan
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Last _Punch's_ old printer, illustrated by Henning, Hamerton, and
The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann
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Hamerton, in his best-known book, offers convincing proof that overflowing health is one of the first essentials of genius; and shows how triumphant a part it played in the careers of such mighty men of intellectual valor as Leonardo da
The Joyful Heart Robert Haven Schauffler 1921
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Within a few months such honored names in the world of letters as those of Hamerton and Higginson have been added to the list which contains those of "Peter Parley," Jacob Abbott, "Walter Aimwell," Elijah Kellogg, Thomas Hughes, and others who have devoted their talents, not to the amusement, but to the instruction and culture of youth.
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Hamerton said that throughout Turner's long life he was lamentably unfortunate in that he never came under the influence of a strong and good woman.
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916
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Hamerton calls this the grandest picture ever executed, at the same time acknowledging its faults in taste.
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916
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It was of this picture that Hamerton, the author of "Painting in France," wrote: "It is technically a work of singular importance in modern art for its almost perfect interpretation of sunshine."
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Edwin Emerson 1914
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