 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...  Blackwood's Magazine - Sida 6321845Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...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 his age. Not a single 1 Jeremy Collier and Luke Milbourne, each of whom had recently attacked our author. 1 The character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 sidor
...nation, in his age. Not a finglc character has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguiíhed from each other; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 sidor
...nation^ in his age. Not a fmgle character has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed from each other ; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the... | |
 | John Evans - 1807 - 318 sidor
...Tales, the various mauners and humour, as we now call them, of the whole English nation in his eye. Not a single character has escaped him. All his pilgrims...other, and not only in their inclinations, but in their physiognomies and persons. Baptista Poria could not have described thrir nutures better, than by the... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 sidor
...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 his...single character has escaped him. All his pilgrims ase severally distinguished from each other ; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 sidor
...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 his...the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are so suited to their dif* The famous Italian physiognomist.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 sidor
...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 his...the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are so suited to their dif* The famous Italian physiognomist.... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 sidor
...the whole English nation, in his age. All his Pilgrims are severally distinguished from each other, not only in their inclinations, but in their very physiognomies and persons. The matter and manner of their Tales, and their telling, are so suited to their different educations,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 sidor
...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 his...the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are so suited to their different educations, humours,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 sidor
...him, he has taken into the compass of his Canterbury) Tales the various mariners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation, in his...not only in their inclinations, but in their very physioguo.-jes and persons. Baptista Porta could not have described their natures better, than by the... | |
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