| 1761 - Počet stránok 614
...great grand-dames all before " us, as they were in Chaucer's days: their general charac"_ters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England " though they are called by other names, than thole of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbeiies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - Počet stránok 600
...grand-dames all before " us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general charac" ters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England " though they are called by other names, than thofe of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbefies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1773 - Počet stránok 498
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general charañers are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England ; though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, of Chanons, and Lady Abbefles, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 360
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general charafters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thole cf Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady AbhefTes, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - Počet stránok 352
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbefles, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer - 1795 - Počet stránok 322
...before us as they were in Chau" cer's days ; their general characters are ftill remaining in man" kind, and even in England, though they are called by other " names than thofe of Monks and Friars, of Chanons, and " Lady-Abbeffes, and Nuns ; for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| 1798 - Počet stránok 560
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of monks and friars, of chanons, and lady abbefles, and nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
| 1799 - Počet stránok 458
...great grand dames all before us as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England ; though they are called by other names than thofe of monks and friars, of canons and lady abbeffus and nuns, for mankind is ever the fame, and... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - Počet stránok 674
...and great granddames all before us, * Baptista Porta wrote a treatise DE HUMANA PHYSIOGNOMIA, in lour books, of which there have been many editions. as...nature, though every thing is altered.4 May I have leave 4 " THE GENERAL PLAN of THE CANTERBURY TALES may be learned in a great measure from the Prologue which... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - Počet stránok 658
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters are füll remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbefles, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
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