 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Part of Poetry, the Advantage is wholly on Chaucer's Side ; for tho' the £»glijhman has boirow'd many Tales from the Italian, yet it appears, that...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 - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...fcrious part of poetry, the advantage i»-wholly on Chaucer's fide ; for tho. the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe...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... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...the ferious part " of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chaucer's fide, " for though the Englifliman has borrowed many tales from " the Italian, yet it...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... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 614 pages
...the ferious part " of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chaucer's fide, " for though the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from " the Italian, yet it...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... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...ferious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chato. r's fide ; for tho' the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe...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... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...Chaucer's fide; for tho' the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofc 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 either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...In the ferious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chaucer's f:de ; for though the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears...but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...In the ferious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chaucer's fide; For though the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears...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... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...Chaucer's fide ; for though the Englifliman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appear« that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own...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... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...In the fcrious part of poetry, the advantage is wholly on Chaucer's fide ; for though the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears...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... | |
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Chaucer's side ; for though the Englishman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that those of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled; so that what there was of... 
