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" But to return to our own institute; besides these constant exercises at home, there is another opportunity of gaining experience to be won from pleasure itself abroad; in those vernal seasons of the year when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury... "
Elements of General Knowledge: Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal ... - Page 249
by Henry Kett - 1805
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The American Journal of Education, Volume 2

Henry Barnard - Education - 1856 - 768 pages
...at home, there is another opportunity of gaining experience to be won from pleasure itself abroad : in those vernal seasons of the year, when the air...riches, and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth.86 I should not, therefore, be a persuader to them of studying much then, after two or three...
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The Library of American Biography, Volume 6

United States - 1856 - 376 pages
...Hartlib, as if they were a part of the season itself, or at least of his own ever-returning sensation. " In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air...sullenness against nature not to go out and see her riches, OO ' and partake in her rejoicing with Heaven and earth." His regular and simple habits, his moderate...
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Household Words: A Weekly Journal, Volume 5

1852 - 1238 pages
...seasons of the year when the air is calm and pleasant," says Milton, " it were an injury and sullennesa against Nature, not to go out and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicings with heaven and earth." If Nature is mean enough to rejoice after having defrauded ine of...
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The triumph of truth, and, Continental letters and sketches, from the ...

James Caughey - 1857 - 444 pages
...shall ever recur with delight. I think it is Milton, wiio says, " It were an injury and sullerness against nature, not to go out and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicings with heaven and earth." Sullen indeed, must that spirit be, that would not be delighted...
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The Harvard Classics, Volume 3

Literature - 1909 - 378 pages
...at home, there is another opportunity of gaining experience to be won from pleasure itself abroad; in those vernal seasons of the year, when the air...to them of studying much then, after two or three years that they have well laid their grounds, but to ride out in companies with prudent and staid guides,...
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The Twentieth Century, Volume 66

Nineteenth century - 1909 - 1132 pages
...he introduces in dealing with Students' Exercises : ' In those vernal seasons of the year, 614 Oct. when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury...and partake in her rejoicing with Heaven and Earth.' Milton then turns this recommendation into the advocacy of the usefulness of sending forth companies...
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Milton: The life

William Riley Parker - Poets, English - 1996 - 708 pages
...good teacher should be quickly sympathetic in his recognition of natural inclinations ; for example, 'in those vernal seasons of the year, when the air...and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth' (290). He did not believe in boys studying so hard in the springtime as in other seasons, if 'after...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations

Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...magnanimously all the offices both private and public of peace and war. 7492 Of Educatlon 'Their Exercise' In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air...and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth. 7493 'Let us with a gladsome mind' Let us with a gladsome mind Praise the Lord, for he is kind, For...
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Leaves of Prayer: Scriptural Passages and Catholic Reflections for Those Who ...

Anthony R Brach - Religion - 2002 - 196 pages
...careful instruction. Titus 1:3 (NIV) .. .and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air...and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth. —John Milton. Tractate of Education [1644]. If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant;...
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The Major Works

John Milton - English literature - 2003 - 1012 pages
...at home, there is another opportunity of gaining experience to be won from pleasure itself abroad; in those vernal seasons of the year when the air is...to them of studying much then, after two or three year that they have well laid their grounds, but to ride out in companies, with prudent and staid guides,...
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