 ... or the whole symphony with artful and unimaginable touches adorn and grace the well-studied chords of some choice composer ; sometimes the lute or soft organ stop waiting on elegant voices, either to religious, martial, or civil ditties ; which, if...  The Monthly magazine - Page 353by Monthly literary register - 1840Full view - About this book
 | David Masson - 1859 - 714 pages
...elegant voices, either to religious, martial, or civil ditties, which, if wise men and prophets he not extremely out, have a great power over dispositions and manners to smooth and make them gentle." . Of this kind of education Milton had the full advantage. Often must he, as a child, have bent over... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 854 pages
...to religious, martial, or civil ditties ; which, if wise set and prophets be not extremely out, Ian a great power over dispositions and manners, to smooth and make them etui* from rustic harshness and distemper*! passions. — Milton. November 30. — Day breaks Sun rises... | |
 | 1861 - 804 pages
...adorn and grace the well studied chords of some choice composer ; sometimes the lute or soft organ-stop waiting on elegant voices, either to religious, martial,...gentle from rustic harshness and distempered passions. MILTON. Tractate on Ed-ucu.lion. The organs of speech are improved by singing ; the car is formed and... | |
 | 1861 - 798 pages
...chords of some choice composer ; sometimes the lute or soft organ-stop waiting on elegant voices, cither to religious, martial, or civil ditties, which, if...gentle from rustic harshness and distempered passions. MILTON. Tractate on Education. The organs of speech are improved by singing ; the ear is formed and... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1864 - 874 pages
...religious, martial, or civil ditties, which, * Vol. I. pp. 63°. RepublislvcJ by G on D IL LINCOLN. 4 if wise men and prophets be not extremely out, have...dispositions and manners to smooth and make them gentle." Of this kind of education Milton had the full advantage. Often must he, as a child, have bent over... | |
 | John Milton - 1866 - 520 pages
...adorn and grace the well-studied chords of some choice composer; sometimes the lute or soft organ-stop waiting on elegant voices, either to religious, martial,...gentle from rustic harshness and distempered passions Thus, Mr. Hartlib, you have a general view in writing, as your desire was, of that which at several... | |
 | John Milton - 1866 - 500 pages
...adorn and grace the well-studied chords of some choice composer; sometimes the lute or soft organ-stop waiting on elegant voices, either to religious, martial,...gentle from rustic harshness and distempered passions Thus, Mr. Hartlib, you have a general view in writing, as your desire was, of that which at several... | |
 | William Carlos Martyn - 1866 - 328 pages
...adorn and grace the wellstudied chords of some choice composer; sometimes the lute or soft organ-stop waiting on elegant voices, either to religious, martial,...dispositions and manners, to smooth and make them gentle." Of this kind of education Milton had the full advantage, and it was a source of amusement and praise... | |
 | Max Ring - 1868 - 342 pages
...hours are to be devoted to repose, physical exercise, and the divine harmonies of music, which has a great power over dispositions and manners, to smooth...gentle from rustic harshness and distempered passions. In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness... | |
 | Charles Cowden Clarke - 1869 - 406 pages
...adorn and grace the well-studied chords of some choice composer ; sometimes the lute or soft organ-stop waiting on elegant voices, either to religious, martial,...gentle from rustic harshness, and distempered passions. The like also would not be unexpedient after meat, to assist and cherish nature in her first concoction,... | |
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