 ... teaching over the whole book of sanctity and virtue, through all the instances of example, with such delight to those especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself unless they see her elegantly dressed; that...  The Christian Observer - Page 2541815Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - English literature - 1925 - 450 pages
...delicious Temper, who will not so much as look upon Truth herself, unless they see her elegantly drest ; that whereas the Paths of honesty and good Life appear...difficult, though they be indeed easy and pleasant, they would then appear to all men both easy and pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed.... | |
 | James Holly Hanford - 1926 - 334 pages
...those especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed ; that whereas the...and pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed.2 The function which Milton here proposes to himself is essentially a public one, analogous... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1927 - 208 pages
...truth herself, unless they see her "elegantly dressed; that whereas the paths of honesty jand jjood life appear now rugged and difficult, though they...pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed. And what a benefit this would be to our youth and gentry, may be soon guessed by what we know of the... | |
 | John Milton - Education - 1928 - 408 pages
...especially of soft and delicious temper — who will not so much as look upon truth herself unless they see her elegantly dressed — that, whereas the...pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed. And what a benefit this would be to our youth and gentry may be soon guessed by what we know of the... | |
 | John Milton - Education - 1928 - 402 pages
...especially of soft and delicious temper — who will not so much as look upon truth herself unless they see her elegantly dressed — that, whereas the...pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed. And what a benefit this would be to our youth and gentry may be soon guessed by what we know of the... | |
 | John Broadbent - Literary Criticism - 1973 - 364 pages
...those especially of soft and delicious temper who will not so much as look upon truth herself unless they see her elegantly dressed: that whereas the paths...difficult, though they be indeed easy and pleasant, they would then appear to all men both easy and pleasant though they were rugged and difficult indeed. And... | |
 | C. A. Patrides - English literature - 1989 - 370 pages
...life appear now rugged and difficult, though they be indeed easy and pleasant, they would then appeare to all men both easy and pleasant though they were rugged and difficult indeed.3 The other formulation was Jonson's in Discoveries, its rhetoric no less passionate — even... | |
 | John T. Shawcross - English poetry - 1995 - 292 pages
...delicious temper who will not so much as look upon Truth herselfe, unlesse they see her elegantly drest, that whereas the paths of honesty and good life appear...difficult, though they be indeed easy and pleasant, they would then appeare to all men both easy and pleasant though they were rugged and difficult indeed.... | |
 | William Riley Parker - Poets, English - 1996 - 708 pages
...those especially of soft and delicious temper who will not so much as look upon Truth herself unless they see her elegantly dressed) that whereas the paths...difficult, though they be indeed easy and pleasant, they would then appear to all men both easy and pleasant though they were rugged and difficult indeed' (239).... | |
 | Kate Aughterson - History - 2002 - 628 pages
...those especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself unless they see her elegantly dressed; that whereas the paths of honesty and good life appear now rugged and diffirult, though they he indeed easy and pleasant, they will then appear to all men hoth easy and... | |
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