 | John Platts - 1825 - 576 sivua
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 | William Hazlitt - 1902 - 558 sivua
...observes, that Chaucer was the first English poet who wrote poetically ; and Dryden holds him in the same degree of veneration, as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. MlCHEL-ANGE BUONAROTA . I GRAY. THOMAS GRAY, who has been characterised as the British Pindar, wag... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 sivua
...for . the following extracts : — " As he is the Father of English Poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, That the is sent, receve in buxomenesse ; The wrastlyng of this worlde... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 556 sivua
...for the following extracts : — " As he is the Father of English Poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, That the is sent, receve in buxomenesse ; The wrastlyng of this worlde... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 sivua
...abhorrence, or we hold it sacred ; ' As Chaucer is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil.' DRYDEN. We maintain or support truth or error ; we maintain an influence over ourselves, or maintain... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 sivua
...fear not winter's cold. Fairfax. As Chaucer is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. Dry den. Ye Latían James, if any here, Hold your unhappy queen Amata dear ! Id. Hold such in reputation.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 sivua
...in particular. In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned 'in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects : as he knew what to... | |
 | 1834 - 454 sivua
...prefixed to his Fables, — " As Chaucer is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil ; he is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects ; as he knew what to... | |
 | 1834 - 304 sivua
...prefixed to his Fables, — " As Chaucer is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil ; he is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects ; as he kne\v what to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 sivua
...in particular. In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects : as he knew what to... | |
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In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer or the Romans Virgil... 
