 Sumner, and, above all, the Wife of Bath, in the Prologue to her Tale, would have procured me as many friends and readers as there are beaux and ladies of pleasure in the town. But I will no more offend against good manners: I am sensible as I ought to...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pàgina 6351845Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 pàgines
...Merchant, the Sumner, and above all, the Wife of Bathe, in the Prologue to her Tale, would have ps ocur'd me as many Friends and Readers, as there are Beaux and Ladies of Pleafurein theTown. But I will no more off-nd againft Good Manners: I am fenfible as I ought to be... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 pàgines
...the Merchants, the Sumner, and, above all, the Wife of Bath, in the prologue to her tale, would have procured me as many friends and readers, as there are beaux and ladies of pleafure in the town. But I will no more offend againft good manners : I am fenfible, as I ought to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pàgines
...the Merchants, the Sumner, and, above all, the Wife of Bath, in the prologue to her tale, would have procured me as many friends and readers, as there are beaux and ladies of pleafure in the town. But I will no more offend againft good manners: I am fenfible, as I ought to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pàgines
...offend againft good-manners : I am fenfible, as I ought to be, of the fcandal I have given by m'y loofe writings ; and make what reparation I am able, by...acknowledgment. If any thing of this nature, or of profanenefs, be crept into thefe poems, I amfo far from defending it, that I difown it. " Totum hoc... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 pàgines
...the Merchants, the Sumner, and, above all, the Wife of Bath, in the prologue to her tale, would have procured me as many friends .and readers, as there are beaux and ladies of pleafure in the town. But I will no more offend againft good-manners : I am fenfible, as I ought to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 pàgines
...Merchants, t':e Sumner, and, above all, the Wife of Bath, in the prologue to her tale, wouU have prot cured me as many friends and readers, as there are beaux and ladies of pleafure in the town. But I will no more offend againft good-manners : I am fenftble, a* I ought to... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pàgines
...the Merchants, the Sumner, and, above all, the Wife of Bath, in the prologue to her tale, would have procured me as many friends and readers, as there are beaux and ladies of pleafure in the town. But I will no more offend againft good-manners: I am fenfible, as I oqght to... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pàgines
...the Merchant!, the Summer, and, above all, the Wife of Bath, in tin prologue to her tale, would have procured me as many friends and readers, as there are beaux and ladies of pleafure in the town. Hut I will no mere offend againd good-mannera : I am f.tilihle, as- 1 ought to... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pàgines
...offend a gain d good-manners : 1 am fenfible, as I ought to be, of the fcandal I have given by my looi'e writings; and make what reparation I am able, by this public acknowledgment. If any thmcr of this mature, or of profanencft, be crept into thefe poems, 1 am fo far from defending it,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pàgines
...to modernize the Wife of Bath's Prologue, omitting some of the grosser logue to her Tale, would have procured me as many friends and readers, as there...writings ; and make what reparation I am able by this publick acknowledgment. If any thing of this nature, or of profaneness, be crept into these poems,... | |
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