...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...drive our dullest and laziest youth, our stocks and stabs, from the infinite desire of such happy nurture, than we have now to hale and drag our choicest...

...melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming. I doubt not but we shall have more ado to drive our dullest and laziest...the infinite desire of such a happy nurture, than AVC have now to hale and drag our choicest and hopefullest wits to that asinine feast of sow-thistles...

...hill-side, laborious indeed at the first ascent ; but else, so smooth, so green, BO full of goodly prospects and melodious sounds, on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." t The contrast between the opening of the gates o^ hell and heaven, in Paradise Lost, displays to great...

...•laborious, indeed, at the first ascent; but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospects and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires to render it harmonious. The words are well chosen; laborious,...

...indeed, at the first ascent ; but else, so month, so green, so full of goodly prospects, and melooious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." A striking example of the sound being made an echo to the sense, is exhibited in Milton's description...

...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 the harp of Orpheus was not more charming." A new era in the history of English Composition commenced with the Restoration. Englishmen, laying...

...deed, at the first ascent ; but else so smooth, " so green, so full of goodly prospects and me" lodious sounds on every side, that the harp " of Orpheus was not more charming." Every thing in this sentence conspires to render it harmonious. The words are well chosen : laborious,...

...which proved somewhat difficult of ascent " but else so green, so smooth, so full of goodly prospects and melodious sounds on every side," that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming. I do not know what led my fellow-traveller so far from home, but one thing is certain, that we did not...

...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 ; full...

...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 manifest...