 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 pàgines
...fbmetimes a whole one, and whichr no pronunciation can make otherwii'e. We can only fay, that he Jived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfeftion at the firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in pro—... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 552 pàgines
...half a foot, and fometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwife. We can only fay that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to jierfe&ion at the firfl. And further, He [Chaucer] mult have been a man of a moft wonder ful comprchenfive... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pàgines
...a foot, and fometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwife. We can only fay, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs of time aLucilius,... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pàgines
...lived in the infancy of our poetry, mil that nothing is brought to perfection at the firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in proccfs of time a l.wilius and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace; even after Chaucer, there was... | |
 | 1795 - 408 pàgines
...half, and fometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwife£f.We can only fay, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the fit ft. We mult be children before we • gtowmen. There wasEnnius, and inprocefs ot lime a Lucillusand... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1795 - 322 pàgines
...a foot, and fometimes a whole one, and which " no pronunciation can make oth e iwif We can only fay that ' " he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is " brought to perfection at the firft. We muft be children before *' we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs of time " a Lucilius... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pàgines
...lived in the infancy of our poetry, and chat nothing is brought to perfection at the firft. We mud be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in proccfs of time a Lacilius and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horact; even after Chaucer, there was... | |
 | 1798 - 560 pàgines
...of half and fometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwife. We can only far, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the fini. We mull be children before we grow men. There was Ennius, and in procefs of time я Lucülus... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pàgines
...known, or not always practised in Chaucer's age. It were an easy matter to produce some thousands of his verses, which are lame for want of half a foot, and...one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. 5 We can only say, that he lived in 4 Thomas Speght published the works of Chaucer in 1597, and again... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pàgines
...known, or not always practised in Chaucer's age. It were an easy matter to produce some thousands of his verses, which are lame for want of half a foot, and...sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise.5 We can only say, that he lived in 4 Thomas Speght published the works of Chaucer in 1597,... | |
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It were an easy matter to produce some thousands of his verses, which are lame for want of half a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. 
