 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...had fomething of his own, as The Wife of Baths Tale^ The Cock and the Fox, which 1 have tranflited, and fome others, I may juftly give our Countryman the Precedence in that Part -, fince 1 can remember nothing of Cvid which was wholly his. Both of them underrtood the Manners ; under which... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...Chaucer, of whom I have little more to fay. Both of them built on the inventions of other men ; yet fince Chaucer had fomething of his own, as The Wife of Bath's...tranflated, and fome others, I may juftly give our coyn,C4 .•.I- •>-• tryman the precedence in that part ; fince I can re-, member nothing of Ovid... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...Chaucer, of whom I have little more to fay. Both of them built on the inventions of other men ; yet fince Chaucer had fomething of his own, as The Wife of Bath's...can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. C 4. Both, Both of them underftood the manners, under whfcl: name I comprehend the paffions, and, in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...Chaucer, of whom I have little more to fay. Both of them built on the inventions of other men ; yet fince Chaucer had fomething of his own, as The Wife of Bath's...the precedence in that part; fince I can remember noil:ingof Ovid which was wholly his. C 4. Beth Both of them underftood the manners, under which name... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...had fomcthing of his own, a* The Wife of Bath's Talc, The Cock and the Fox, which I luve tranfl:ted, and fome others, I may juftly give our countryman...can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. C 4 Both Both of them underftood the manners, under which name I comprehend the paffions, and, in a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...yet fmce Chaucer had fomething of his own, asThe Wife of Bath's Tale, The Cock and the Fox, which! have tranflated, and fome others, I may juftly give our countryman the precedence in that part -r fince I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his, C 4 Both* Both of them underftood the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...Chaucer, of whom I have little more to fay. Both of them built on the inventions of other men; yet fince Chaucer had fomething of his own, as The Wife of Bath's...juftly give our countryman the precedence in that part; fmcc I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. C 4 Both Both of them underftood the manners,... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...Chaucer, of whom I have little more to fay. .Bnth of them built on the invention» of other men ; yet unce Chaucer had fomething of his own, as The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Cock and «he Fox, which 1 h.iye tranflatcd, and fume others, 1 may juftly give- our countryman the precedence... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...•own, as The Wife of BathU Tale, The Cock and the Fox, which I h;,ve tranQated, and fume others, ) may juftly give our countryman the precedence in that...nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. Both of them un•icrftood the manners, under which name I comprehend the palfions and, in a larger fenfe, the defcriptiont... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Cock and the For, which I have tranflated, and fome others, I may juilly give our countryman the precedence in that part ;...can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. JJoth of them un«lcrftocd the manners, under which name ! comprehend the pafTion.*, and, in a larger... | |
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Both of them built on the inventions of other men ; yet since Chaucer had something of his own, as The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Cock and the Fox, which I have translated, and some others, I may justly give our countryman the precedence in that part; since... 
