 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 - Page 6321845Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...him, he has taken into the compass of bis Canterbury) Tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation, in his...from each other; and not only in their inclinations, butin their very physiogno.-.ies and persons. Baptists Porta could not have described their natures... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...Canterbury Tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation, in lib age. Not a single character has escaped him. All -his...from each other; and not only in their inclinations, butin their very phy«iognouiics and persons. Baptista Porta could not have described their natures... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...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...single character has escaped him. All his pilgrims are seterally distinguished from each other; and not only in their inclinations, butin their very physiognomies... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 pages
...nation, in his age. Not a Jingle character has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguiflied 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... | |
 | James George Barlace - England - 1819 - 408 pages
...taken mto the compass of this poem, the various manners " and humours of the English nation at that age. Not a single " character has escaped him, all his pilgrims are distinguished " from each other both in their characters and persons. The " matter• and manner of... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...that " 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 character has escapedhim. All his pilgrims are severally distinguished from each other, not only in their inclinations,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...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.... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...that " 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...pilgrims are severally distinguished from each other, not only in their inclinations, but in their very physiognomies and persons. Baptista Porta could not... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...that " 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...pilgrims are severally distinguished from each other, not only in their inclinations, but in their very physiognomies and persons. Baptista Porta could not... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - London (England) - 1826 - 556 pages
...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 and... | |
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