 | John Dryden - 1713 - Počet stránok 614
...thought needful in this Place to fay of Homer. I proceed to Ovid, and Chaucer; confidering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman Tongue : From Chaucer the Purity of the Englijk Tongue began. The Manners of the Poets were' not unlike : Both of them were wellbred, well-natur'd,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - Počet stránok 526
...thought needful in this pkce to fay of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; confidering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman tongue : from Chaucer the purity of the EngHfh tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike : both of th.ern \vere we}l- bred, well-natured,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - Počet stránok 396
...Roman tongue: from Chaucer the purity of the Englifh tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike: both of them were well-bred, well-natured,...their writings, it may be alfo in their lives. Their ftudies were the fame, philofophy and philology. Both of them were known in aftronomy, of which Ovid's... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - Počet stránok 392
...thought needful in this place to fay of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer; confidering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...of the Roman tongue: from Chaucer the purity of the Englifh tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike: both of them were well-bred, well-natured,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 356
...thought needful in this place to fay of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; confulering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman tongue : from Chaucer the purity of the Englifli tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike : both of them were well-bred, well-natured,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 352
...thonght needful in this place to fay of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; confidering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the golden age of the Roman tongue : from Chr.ucer the purity of the Englifh tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike : both of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 360
...place to fay of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; confidering the former only in relation to li:e latter. With Ovid ended the golden age of the Roman tongue : from Chaucer the purity of the Englifh tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike : both of them were well.bred, well-natured,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 364
...Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; confidering the former only in relation to the latter. Witr.t Ovid ended the golden age of the Roman tongue: from Chaucer the purity of the EnglHh tongue be'gan. The manners of the poets were not unlike*: both of them were well-bred, well-natured,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - Počet stránok 352
...thought needful in this place to fay of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer; confiderjng the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...of the Roman tongue: from Chaucer the purity of the Englith tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike: both of them were well-bred, well-natured,... | |
 | 1793 - Počet stránok 806
...of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; corrfideririg the former only, in relation to the tetter. With Ovid ended the golden age of the Roman tongue : from Chaucer the purity of the F.nglifh tongue began. The manners of the poet» were not unlike : both of them were well-bred, well-natured,... | |
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With Ovid ended the golden age of the Roman tongue ; from Chaucer the purity of the English tongue began. 
