 I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hill-side, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth,...  The Scot's Magazine - Page 2581900Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1822 - 612 pages
...SEPTUAGENARY; BY HIMSELF. " I will conduct you to a hill-side, laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects and melodious sounds, that the harp of Orpheus was not half so charming." AFTER all the critical denunciations against the... | |
 | William Banks - English language - 1823 - 462 pages
...affords : — " We shall conduct you to a hill side, laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects and...side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." A new era in the history of English Composition commenced with the Restoration. Englishmen, laying... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1823 - 320 pages
...from Milton; " We shall conduct you to a hill side, laborious indeed at the first ascent; but else so \ smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects...side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires to render it harmonious. The words are well chosen; laborious,... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1823 - 406 pages
...deed, at the first ascent ; but else so smooth, " so green, so full of goodly prospects and me" lodious sounds on every side, that the harp " of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires to render it harmonious. The words are well chosen : laborious,... | |
 | Christianity - 1822 - 768 pages
...We ascended the mountain, which proved somewhat difficult of ascent " but else so green, so smooth, so full of goodly prospects and melodious sounds on...side," that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming. I do not know what led my fellow-traveller so far from home, but one thing is certain, that we did... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1824 - 510 pages
...laborious indeed, at the first ascent : but else, BO smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect*, and Q melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires to promote the harmony. The words ure happily chosen ; full... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 472 pages
...Milton has frequent allusions in other places. As in PL iii. 17. and in the Tractate on Education, " Melodious sounds on every side " that the harp of Orpheus was " not more charming." We have the same allusion in the Preface to Philips's Theatrum Poetarum, in which are more manifest... | |
 | Precept - Great Britain - 1825 - 302 pages
...a Roman legion. In this letter, he might indeed well say that he would " conduct us to a hill-side, so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects and melodious sounds, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming :" the plan of study he proposes is so truly delightful,... | |
 | Horace Smith - English essays - 1825 - 372 pages
...' BY HIMSELF.* " I will conduct you to a hill-side, laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects and melodious sounds, that the harp of Orpheus was not half so charming." AFTER all the critical denunciations against the... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1826 - 320 pages
...Education :" We shall conduct you to a hill-side, lahorious, indeed, at the first ascent ; hut else, so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects,...side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Jlnalliis. Every thing in this sentence conspires to promote the harmony. The words are happily chosen... | |
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