 | John Dryden - 1713 - Страниц: 614
...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 - Страниц: 396
...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 - 1760 - Страниц: 526
...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... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - Страниц: 600
...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... | |
 | 1761 - Страниц: 614
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - Страниц: 392
...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 - 1773 - Страниц: 498
...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 - 1779 - Страниц: 360
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Страниц: 356
...nation, in his age. Not a fingle charafter has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed from each other ; and not only in their inclinations, but in/ their very phyf:ognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - Страниц: 482
...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... | |
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He must have been a man of a most wonderful comprehensive nature, because, as it has been truly observed of him, he has taken into the compass of his Canterbury Tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation in... 
