John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2817 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2817 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct ye to a hillside, 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Tractate of Education. |