 I shall detain you now 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 theory and practice of composition - Page 99by William Hunter (rector of Ayr acad.) - 1857Full view - About this book
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...instance of a musical sentence, we may take the following from Milton, in his Treatise on Education. " We shall conduct you " to a hill-side, laborious,...so full " of goodly prospects and melodious sounds on " every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not " more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...instance of a sentence remarkably harmonious, the following from Milton's Treatise on Education : " We shall conduct you to a hill-side, laborious indeed,...so full of goodly prospects, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...conduct ye to a hill-side, where I will point ye out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious, indeed, at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming. I doubt... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 406 pages
...for an instance of a musical Sentence, the following from Milton, in his Treatise on Education : " We shall conduct you to " a hill-side, laborious,...so full of goodly prospects, and melodious " sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more " charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...Treatise on Education : " We shall conduct you to a hill side, laborious indeed, at the first assent ; but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charwing." Every thing in this sentence conspires... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1808 - 330 pages
...following from Milton : " We shall conduct you to a hill« side, laborious iadeed at thevfirst asceirt ; but else, so \. « smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects and ! .-" melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Or" pheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...melody's suffering. For, let us observe, how finely the members of the period - swell one above another. " So smooth, so green," — " so full of goodly prospects, — and melodious sounds on every side;" — till the ear, prepared by this gradual rise, is conducted to that full close on... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...instance of a sentence remarkably harmonious, the following from Milton's Treatise on Education : " We shall- conduct you to a hill-side, laborious indeed,...so full of goodly prospects, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...conduct you to a hillside, 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, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming. I doubt... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 352 pages
...instance of a sentence remarkable harmonious, the following from Milton's Treatise on Education : " We shall conduct you to a hill-side, laborious indeed,...the first ascent; but else so smooth, so green, so lull of goodly prospects, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more... | |
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