 | 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... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 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... | |
 | Horace Smith - 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... | |
 | Precept - 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,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 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,...every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Jlnalliis. Every thing in this sentence conspires to promote the harmony. The words are... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...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 not but ye shall have more ado to drive our dullest and laziest youth, our stocks... | |
 | 1827 - 986 pages
...you the right path of a virtuous and noble education ; laborious, indeed, at first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects,...every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." — " The chief object," Dr. Jones 1 k the development of mind in the learner ; and it is... | |
 | Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1827 - 342 pages
...has indeed made himself to wander, voluntarily blindfold, along a path which he might have found " so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects and...every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." He rudely casts from himself pleasures that Nature gladly offers him; he closes up springing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 328 pages
...Edu cation . " 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 melodious sounds on every Bide, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires to promote... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1828 - 266 pages
...discern 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 prospects and...every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming."* With my best respects to Mr. Grierson, when you see him, I remain, dear sir, your obedient... | |
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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,... 
