learning by heart
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Many schools realise, too, that learning by heart and, in general, memorising from books are not the only means of storing the mind of a child.
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Spencer, Herbert
Be always learning by heart; do it systematically, a little at a time.
From Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Brower, Harriette
His quickness in learning by heart, his extraordinary memory, and the fluency with which he wrote and spoke Latin amazed his tutors.
From Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 by Ady, Julia Mary Cartwright
Being moreover a scholarly fellow, he and Ambrose fell into a discussion over the passage of Virgil, copied out on a bit of paper, which he was learning by heart.
From The Armourer's Prentices by Hennessy, W.J.
For the teaching of the conventionalities—reading, writing, and arithmetic—as well as for the learning by heart of names, sentences, &c., it suffices, but not for any scientific culture.
From Pedagogics as a System by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)
