| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 sivua
...and 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...other names, than thofe of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbefies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame, and nothing loft out " of nature,... | |
| 1761 - 614 sivua
...forefathers and 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,... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sivua
...Chaucer's days; their general charafters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, tho' 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, and nothing loft out of nature,... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 392 sivua
...Chaucer's days; their general charafters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, tho' they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbeffes, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the fame, and nothing loft out of nature,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 sivua
...fore-fathers and 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,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 sivua
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general characters are ftlll remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than tho e of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbeffes, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 352 sivua
...fore-fathers and 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,...called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbefles, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the fame, and nothing loft out of nature,... | |
| 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, and " nothing loft out of nature, though... | |
| 1798 - 560 sivua
...forefathers and 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,...and nuns : for mankind is ever the fame, and nothing loll out of nature, though every tiling is altered. — Boccace lived in the fame age wjth Chaucer,... | |
| 1799 - 458 sivua
...forefathers and 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...by other names than thofe of monks and friars, of canons and lady abbeffus and nuns, for mankind is ever the fame, and nothing is loft out of nature... | |
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