 | John Dryden - 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 - 1760 - 526 pages
...Chaucer where 1 left him. He muft have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaule, as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken...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... | |
 | 1761 - 614 pages
...(mr. Dryden afterwards adds) have been a " man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaufe, " as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken...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
...Dryden afterwards adds ) have been a " man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaufc, •' as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken...*' 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 - 1767 - 392 pages
...Chaucer where I left him. He muft have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken...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 - 498 pages
...(Mr. Dryden afterwards adds) have been a man of a moft wonderful compreheniive nature, 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.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 pages
...Chaucer where I left him. He muft have been a man of a mod wonderful comprehenfwe nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved of him, he has taken...manners and! humours (as we now call them) of the whole Engliflr nation, in his age. Not a fingle charafter has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 pages
...where I left him. He muft have been a man of a mod wonderful comprehenf:ve nature, becaufe, as it ha» been truly obferved of him, he has taken into the...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 - 352 pages
...truly obferved of him, he has taken into the compafsof his Canterbury tales the various manners anrl humours (as we now call them) of the whole Englifli...fingle character has efc.aped him. All his pilgrims sre feverally diftinguifhed from each other; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very... | |
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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,... 
