 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,...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Sivu 6141845Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 sivua
...the whole English nation, in his age. All his Pilgrims are severally distinguished from each other, not only in their inclinations, but in their very physiognomies and persons. The matter and manner of their Tales, and their telling, are so suited to their different educations,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 sivua
...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, in his...not only in their inclinations, but in their very physioguo.-jes and persons. Baptista Porta could not have described their natures better, than by the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 sivua
...him, he has taken into the compass of bis Canterbury) Tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation, in his...from each other; and not only in their inclinations, butin their very physiogno.-.ies and persons. Baptists Porta could not have described their natures... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 sivua
...Canterbury Tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation, in lib age. Not a single character has escaped him. All -his...from each other; and not only in their inclinations, butin their very phy«iognouiics and persons. Baptista Porta could not have described their natures... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 sivua
...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, in his...single character has escaped him. All his pilgrims are seterally distinguished from each other; and not only in their inclinations, butin their very physiognomies... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 sivua
...nation, in his age. Not a Jingle character has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverally diftinguiflied from each other ; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the... | |
 | 1845 - 816 sivua
...becanse, as it has been truly observed of him, he has taken into the compass of his Canterbury Talei the various manners and humours (as we may now call...the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and mauner of their tales, and of their telling, are so suited to their different educations, humours,... | |
 | James George Barlace - 1819 - 408 sivua
...taken mto the compass of this poem, the various manners " and humours of the English nation at that age. Not a single " character has escaped him, all his pilgrims are distinguished " from each other both in their characters and persons. The " matter• and manner of... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 408 sivua
...that " 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 in his age ; not a single character has escapedhim. All his pilgrims are severally distinguished from each other, not only in their inclinations,... | |
 | 1824 - 408 sivua
...that " 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 in his...pilgrims are severally distinguished from each other, not only in their inclinations, but in their very physiognomies and persons. Baptista Porta could not... | |
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