 | Vicesimus Knox - 1783 - 408 pages
...voluntarily attached. Habits are formed, which render what was at firft difagreeable, not only pleafant, bur neceflary. Pleafant, indeed, are all the paths which...principal fcope is to prepare you to receive a refined pleaiure during your life. Elegance, or delicacy of rafte, is one of the firft objects of a claffical... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English essays - 1785 - 442 pages
...are formed, which render what wab at firlt difagrceable, not only pleafanr, but neceiTary. Píeafant, indeed, are all the paths which lead to polite and elegant literature. Yours, then, i< furely a lot particulary happy. Your education ib of luch a Curt, that its principal dope is to... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...has been long, fteadily, and voluntarily attached. Habits are formed, which render ^hat was at firSt difagreeable, not .only pleafant, but neceflary. Pleafant,...lot particularly happy. Your education is of fuch a fort,that its principal fcope is to prepare you to receive a • refined pleafure during your life.... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 642 pages
...attached. Habits are formed, which render what was at firft difagreeable, not only pleafant but neceflarv. Pleafant, indeed, are all the paths which lead to...principal fcope is to prepare you to receive a refined plcafure during your life. Elegance, or delicacy of tafte, is one of the firft objefts of a claflkal... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1803 - 328 pages
...learning ; for the mind always loves that to which it has been long, fteadily, and voluntarily attentive. Habits are formed, which render what was at firft...paths which lead to polite and elegant literature. Your's, then, is furely a lot particularly happy. Your education is of fuch a fort, that its principal... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...formed, •which render what was at firft difagreeable, not only pleafant, but neceflary. '. . :. t: . Pleafant, indeed, are all the paths which lead to...polite and elegant literature. Yours, then, is furely a tot particularly happy. Your education is of fuch a fort, that its principal fcope is to prepare you... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...formed, •which render what was at first disagreeable, not oniy pleasant but necessary. Pleasant, indeed, are all the paths which lead to polite and elegant literature. Yours then, is surely a lot particularly happy. Your education is of such a sort, that 'us principle scope is, to... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 324 pages
...are formed which render what was at first disagreeable not onjy pleasant, but necessary. Pleasant, indeed, are all the paths which lead to polite and elegant literature. Yours, then, is surely a lot particularly happy. Your education is of such a sort, that its principal scope is to prepare... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...are formed, which render what was at first disagreeable, not only pleasant but necessary. Pleasant, indeed, are all the paths which lead to polite and elegant literature. Yours then, is surely a lot particularly happy. Your education is of such a sort, that its principal scope is, to... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...are formed, which render what was at first disagreeable, not only pleasant, but necessary. Pleasant indeed, are all the paths which lead to polite and elegant literature. Yours then, is surely a lot particularly happy. Your education is of such a sort, that its principal scope is, to... | |
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... time. If you have resolution enough to do this, you cannot but love learning ; for the mind always loves that to which it has been long, steadily and voluntarily attached. 
