 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pàgines
...kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the ./Eneis : the flory is more pleafmg than cither of them, the manners as perfect the diction as poetical, the learning as deep and various ; and the difpofiticm full .¡s artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up feven years... | |
 | 1808 - 546 pàgines
...in Chaucer, far above his other stories, the noble poem of Palamon and Arcite, which is of the epic kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or...full as artful, only it includes a greater length pf time, taking up ten years at least." The story was taken by Chaucer from an old Italian author,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pàgines
...kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the ,Eneis : the story is morepleasing than cither of them, the manners as perfect, the diction as poetical,...it includes a greater length of time, as taking up sere» years at least; but Aristotle has left undecided the duration of the action; which yet is easily... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pàgines
...and Arcite, which is of the epic kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the ¿Eneis : the story is more pleasing than either of them, the...the diction as poetical, the learning as deep and vahóos ; and the disposition full as artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pàgines
...kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the ЛСпсм : the story is more pleasing tfaaa either of them, the manners as perfect, the diction as poetical, the learning as deep and varióos ; and the disposition full as artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, :n taking... | |
 | 1811 - 530 pàgines
...Palamon and Arcite, which is of the epic kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or the .£neis: the story is more pleasing than either of them, the...learning as deep and various, and the disposition full as urtful, only it includes a greater length of time, taking up ten years at least." The story was taken... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 pàgines
...manners as perfect, the diftion as poetical, the learning as deep and various ; and the difpofition full as artful ; only it includes a greater length of time, as taking up feven years at leaft ; but Ariftotle has left undecided the duration of the action ; which yet is eafily... | |
 | 1845 - 816 pàgines
...perhaps not much inferior to the • Ilias ' or the ' ^Encid.' The story is more pleasing than cither of them, the manners as perfect, the diction as poetical,...various, and the disposition full as artful, only it inclndes a greater length of time, as taking up seven years at least." Godwin says truly, " This enloginm... | |
 | John Aikin, Lucy Aikin - 1824 - 500 pàgines
...compares it with the Iliad and JKneid. and affirms that " the story is more pleasing than [that of] either of them, the manners as perfect, the diction...learning as deep and various, and the disposition full as artfuh" This is high praise from one who knew what he was praising; but the critical opinions of Dryden... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pàgines
...countryman, far above all his other stories, the noblo poem of Palamon and Arcite, which is of the Epic kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias or...pleasing than either of them, the manners as perfect, tho diction as poetical, the learning as deep and various ; and the disposition full as artful; only... | |
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tis in him to right Boccace. I prefer, in our countryman, far above all his other stories, the noble poem of Palamon and Arcite, which is of the epic kind, and perhaps not much inferior to the Ilias, or the jEneis. The story is more pleasing than either... 
