 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, in...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 6321845Full view - About this book
 | John Bancks - 1739 - 396 lehte
...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 lehte
...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... | |
 | 1761 - 614 lehte
...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... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 lehte
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 lehte
...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 lehte
...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,... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 lehte
...with inclinations, but in their phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which the Poet gives them. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are fo fuited to their different educations, humours,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 lehte
...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. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are fo fuited to their different educations, humours,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 lehte
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 lehte
...but in their very phvfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Port* could not have defcribed their nalures better, than by the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are fo Anted to their different educations, humours, and... | |
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