learning by heart
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The instruction in the schools of poetry seems to have been entirely oral, and the course consisted largely in learning by heart the verses in which the native lore was enshrined.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Those who exert ingenuity as well as memory in learning by heart, may not, perhaps, associate sounds with so much expedition, but they will have the power of recollection in a greater degree.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Maria Edgeworth
As a boy he showed an extraordinary fondness for collecting and learning by heart the legends and old-time ballads which were current in that part of Scotland where he was born.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 by Various
You see I shall want a mouthpiece until I get in myself, and I don't mind having two if you are clever at learning by heart.
From The Heavenly Twins by Madame Sarah Grand
I certainly believe in learning by heart, and I am grateful for having learned many dates at school; most of them are forgotten, but enough to be of some use are retained.
From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Sir Francis Darwin
