 | Samuel Say - English language - 1745 - 210 pages
...Laborious, indeed, at the Firft Afcent, but elfe " S5 Smo5th, So Green, S5 Full of Goodly Profpedt and melodious " Sounds on every Side, that the Harp of ORPHEUS was not m5re " charming." A very agreeable Clofe, if the Ear itfelf may be the Judge. | Nor did the Ancient... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1787 - 482 pages
...but elfe, fo fmooth, fo " green, fo full of goodly profpects, and " melodious founds on every fide, that the " harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this Sentence confpires to promote the harmony. The words are happily chofen ; full of liquids and foft founds ;... | |
 | 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,...charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires to render it harmonious. The words are well chosen ; laborious, smooth, green, goodly, melodious, charming;... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 328 pages
...afcent; but elfe fo fmooth, fo " green, fo full of goodly profpefts and melodious " founds on every fide, that the harp of Orpheus was " not more charming." Every thing in this fentence confpires to render it harmonious. The words are well chofen ; laborious, fmooth, green, goodly,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 416 pages
...but elfe, fo " fniooth, fo green, fo full of goodly profpects, and melodious " founds on every fide, that the harp of Orpheus was not more " charming." Every thing in this fentence confpires to promote the Harmony. The words are happily chofen ; full of liquid and foft founds... | |
 | 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,...this sentence conspires to promote the harmony. The word* are well chosen ; full of liquids, .and soft sounds ; labciriout, smooth, green t goodly, melodious,... | |
 | 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,...Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence-conspires to promote the harmony. The words are well chosen ; full of liquids, and soft sounds... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1805 - 280 pages
...but " elfe, fo fmooth, fo green^fo full of goodly profpedts • " and melodioua founds on every fide, that the harp • " of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing ; in this fentence confpires to render it harmonious. The words are -well chofen ; laborious, fmioth, green,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...afcent ; but elfe fo fmooth, fo green, fo full of goodly profpefts, and melodious founds on every fide, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this fentence confpiresto promote the harmony. The words are well chofen ; full of liquids, and foft founds... | |
 | 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... | |
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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,... 
