 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 - Page 6141845Full view - About this book
 | John Bancks - 1739 - 396 pages
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 pages
...nation, in hjs age. Not a fingle character has efcaped him. AH his pilgrims are leverally diftinguifhed 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... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...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 pages
...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 - 392 pages
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 pages
...inclinations, but in their very phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 pages
...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 pages
...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, but in their very phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...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... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...nation, in his age. Not a fingle character has efcaped him. All his pilgrims are feverilly diflinguiihcd from each other; and not only in their inclinations, but in their very phyfiognomies and perfons. Bjp'.ifla Porta could not have dcfcribcd their natures better, than by the... | |
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