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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - Page 157
by Hugh Blair - 1839 - 679 pages
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Poems on Several Occasions: And Two Critical Essays; Viz., the ..., Volume 1

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...
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A Rhetorical Grammar: In which the Common Improprieties in Reading and ...

John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...Milton, in his Treatise on Education. " We shall conduct you " to a hill-side, laborious, indeed, at the first " ascent ; but else so smooth, so green,...charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires to render it harmonious. The words are well chosen ; laborious, smooth, green, goodly, melodious, charming;...
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An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric

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,...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...following from Milton's Treatise on Education : " We shall conduct you to a hill-side, laborious indeed, at the first ascent; but else so smooth, so green, so...sentence conspires" to promote the harmony. The words are well chosen ; full of liquids, and soft sounds ; laborious, smooth, green, goodly, melodious, charming...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...following from Milton's Treatise on Education : " We shall conduct you to a hill-side, laborious indeed, at the first ascent; but else so smooth, so green, so...this sentence conspires to promote the harmony. The word* are well chosen ; full of liquids, .and soft sounds ; labciriout, smooth, green t goodly, melodious,...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...following from Milton's Treatise on Education : " We shall conduct you to a hill-side, laborious indeed, at the first ascent; but else so smooth, so green, so...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...
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English Grammar, Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners: With an ...

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...
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An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetorick

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,...
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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7

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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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7

John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...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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