 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,...  An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetorick - Page 68by Hugh Blair - 1822 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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
...hill-side, laborious, indeed, at the first " ascent ; but else so smooth, so green, so full " of goodly prospects and melodious sounds on " every side, that...laborious, smooth, green, goodly, melodious, charming; and besides, they are so happily arranged, that no alteration could be made, without injuring the melody.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...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 side, that...charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires" to promote the harmony. The words are well chosen ; full of liquids, and soft sounds ; laborious, smooth,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...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 side, that...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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 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 mbre adoe to drive our dullest and laziest youth, our stocks and stubs... | |
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