 | John Bancks - 1739 - 396 sivua
...Humours (as we now call them) of the whole ENGIISH Nation in his Age. All his Pilgrims are diftinguiflied from each other ; and not only in their Inclinations, but in their very Phyfiognomies and Perlbns, &C." [Pref. to DR YDE i/s Fables.] This happy Talent of delcribing human Nature, as it appears... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 sivua
...in his age. Not a fingle character has " efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed " from each other, and not only in their inclinations but in " their phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could " not have defcribed their natures better than by the... | |
 | 1761 - 614 sivua
...in his age. Not a fmgle character has " efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed " from each other, and not only in their inclinations but in " their phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could " not have defcribed their natures better than by the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sivua
...nation, in his age. Not a fingle charafter has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed from each other; and not only in their inclinations,...better, than by the marks which the poet gives them. Ths matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are fo fuited to their difterent educations,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 sivua
...nation, in his age. Not a fingle charafter has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed from each other; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifla Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which the poet gives... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 sivua
...nation, in his age. Not af:ngle charafter has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed from, each other; and not only in their inclinations,...defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which tr.:e poet gives them. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are fo fuited to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 sivua
...nation, in his age. Not a fingle charafter has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed from each other ; and not only in their inclinations, but in/ their very phyf:ognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 sivua
...nation, in his age,. Not a fingle character has efcaped Mm. AH his pilgrims are feverally diftinguifhed from each other; and not only in their inclinations,...matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, arefofuited to their different educations, humours, and callings, that each of them would be improper... | |
 | 1793 - 806 sivua
...nation, in his age. Not a flngle character has efcaped him. All his pilgrims arc fevcrilly didinguilhed from each other; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very phyfiognonvtcs and perfbns. Rip:ifta Porta could not have dcfcribcd their natures better, than by the... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1795 - 322 sivua
...in his age : not a fmgle cha" rafter has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diltin" guifhed from each other, and not only in their inclinations,...natures better than by the marks which " the poet givts them. The matter and manner of their " Tales, and of their telling, are fo fuited to their different... | |
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Porta could not have described their natures better than by 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... 
