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,... The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series ... - Sivu 14 muokkaaja - 1810 Koko teos -
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