 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 էջ
...the £»glijhman has boirow'd many Tales from the Italian, yet it appears, that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but taken from Authors of former Ages, and by him only modell'd : So that what there was of Invention in either of them, may be judg'd equal. But Chaucer... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 էջ
...the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making but taken from authors of former ages, and by him ' only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in. ekher of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 էջ
...Englifliman has borrowed many tales from " the Italian, yet it appears, that thofe of Boccace were not " generally of his own making, but taken from authors of " former ages, and by him only modelled ; fo that what " was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. " But Chaucer has refined... | |
 | 1761 - 614 էջ
...the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from " the Italian, yet it appears, that thofe of Boccace were not " generally of his own making, but taken from...authors of " former ages, and by him only modelled; fo that what " was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. " But Chaucer has refined on... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 էջ
...not generally of his own making but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them,...Chaucer has refined on Boccace, and has mended the llories which he has borrowed, in his way of telling; though profe allows more liberty of thought,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 էջ
...not generally of his own making but taken from authors cf former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer Las refined on Boccace, and has mended the ftories •which he has borrowed, in his way of telling;... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 էջ
...the Engliihman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but taken from authors of former ages, and by him equal juftice and fpiiit j and in par- excellence of Chaucer was confined : ticular, the character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 էջ
...not generally of his own making, but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them,...Chaucer has refined on Boccace, and has mended the ftories which he has borrowed, in his way of telling; though profe allows more liberty of thought,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 էջ
...the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there v/as of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined... | |
 | 1793 - 806 էջ
...the Englifliman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appear« that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled ; fo that what there was of invention in cither of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined... | |
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Chaucer has refined on Boccace, and has mended the stories which he has borrowed, in his way of telling ; though prose allows more liberty of thought, and the expression 1s more easy, when unconfined by numbers. 
