 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 sivua
...grand-dames all before " us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general charac" ters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England " though they are called by other names, than thofe of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbefies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | 1761 - 614 sivua
...great grand-dames all before " us, as they were in Chaucer's days: their general charac"_ters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England " though they are called by other names, than thole of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbeiies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 sivua
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general charañers are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England ; though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, of Chanons, and Lady Abbefles, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 sivua
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general charafters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thole cf Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady AbhefTes, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 sivua
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbefles, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1795 - 322 sivua
...before us as they were in Chau" cer's days ; their general characters are ftill remaining in man" kind, and even in England, though they are called by other " names than thofe of Monks and Friars, of Chanons, and " Lady-Abbeffes, and Nuns ; for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | 1798 - 560 sivua
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of monks and friars, of chanons, and lady abbefles, and nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | 1799 - 458 sivua
...great grand dames all before us as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England ; though they are called by other names than thofe of monks and friars, of canons and lady abbeffus and nuns, for mankind is ever the fame, and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 sivua
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters are füll remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbefles, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | John Evans - 1807 - 318 sivua
...God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great grand dames all before us as they were in Chancer's days; their general characters are still remaining...called by other names than those of monks and friars, of canons and lady abbesses and nuus, for mankind is ever the same, and nothing is lost out ot nature... | |
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Tis sufficient to say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days: their general characters are still remaining in mankind, and even in England, though... 
