 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Nature, becaufe as it has been truly obferv'd of him, he has taken into the Compafs of his Canterbwy Tales the various Manners and Humours (as we now call them) of the whole Englijb Nation, in his Age. Not a fingle Character has efcap'd him. All his Pilgrims are feverally... | |
 | John Bancks - 1739 - 396 pages
...Poetry, who in his principal Work, The CANTERBURY Tales, " has taken in, as Mr. DR YDEN exprefles it, the various Manners and Humours (as we now call them) of the whole ENGIISH Nation in his Age. All his Pilgrims are diftinguiflied from each other ; and not only in their... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...comprehenfive nature, becaule, as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken into the compafs of his Canterbury tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole Englifh nation, in hjs age. Not a fingle character has efcaped him. AH his pilgrims are leverally diftinguifhed... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 614 pages
...comprehenfive nature, becaufe, " as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken into " the compafs of his Canterbury tales, the various manners " and humours, as we now call them, of the whole En" glim nation, in his age. Not a fmgle character has " efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...comprehenfive nature, becaufc, •' as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken into *' the compafs of his Canterbury tales, the various manners *' and humours, as we now call them, of the whole En" glifh nation, in his age. Not a fingle character has " efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...comprehenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken into the compafs of his Canterbury tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole Englifh nation, in his age. Not a fingle charafter has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally... | |
 | Joseph Towers - Bio-bibliography - 1773 - 498 pages
...becaufe, aa it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken into the compafs of his Canterbury Tales, (g) the various manners and humours. as we now call them, of the whole Engliih nation, in his age. Not a fingle character has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...comprehenf:ve nature, becaufe, as it ha» been truly obferved of him, he has taken into the compafs of his Canterbury tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole Englift nation, in his age. Not a fingle character has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1782 - 482 pages
...comprchenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obfcrved of him, he has taken into the compafs of his Canterbury Tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the Englifh nation in his age; not a lingle character has efcapcdhim: all his Pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...comprehenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken into the compafs of his Canterbury tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole Englifh nation, in his age,. Not a fingle character has efcaped Mm. AH his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed... | |
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... he has taken into the compass of his Canterbury Tales the various manners and humors (as we now call them) of the whole English nation in his age. Not a single character has escaped him. 
