 | John Dryden - 1800
...hereafter, to describe another sort of priests,1 such as are more easily to be found than the Good Parson ;2 such as have given the last blow to Christianity in...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800
...Chrifthmity in this agfi by a practice fo contrary to their doctrine. But this will keep cold till anofker romX+l @+l (+l muft have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804
...than the good parfon; fuch as have given the laft blow to Chriftianity in this age, by a practice fo contrary to their doctrine. But this will keep cold till another time. In the mean while, 1 take up Chaucer where 1 left him. He mud have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807
...think fit hereafter, to describe another sort of priests, such as are more easily to be found than the good parson; such as have given the last blow to Christianity...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,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808
...think fit hereafter, to describe another sort of priests, such as are more easily to be found than the Good Parson ; such as have given the last blow to...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808
...hereafter, to describe another sort of priests, such as are more easily to be found than the JGood Parson ; such as have given the last blow to Christianity...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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1808 - 453 sivua
...Southwark." — In another passage of the preface to the Fables, he says, — " He must have been a man of most wonderful comprehensive nature, because, as it...observed of him, he has taken into the compass of his Canterbury Tales, the various manners and humours of the whole English nation, in his age. All... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810
...think fit hereafter, to describe another sort of priests, such as are more easily to be found than tiie Good Parson; such as have given the last blow to Christianity...observed of him, he has taken into the compass of his Canterbury) Tales the various mariners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811
...than the good parfon ; fuch as have given the laft blow to Chriftianity in this age, by a practice (b contrary to their doctrine. But this will keep cold...mean while, I take up Chaucer where I left him. He muft have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehen(ive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821
...think fit hereafter, to describe another sort of priests, such as are more easily to be found than the Good Parson ; such as have given the last blow to...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... | |
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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,... 
