 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...than the good parfon ; fuch as have given the Lift blow to Chriftianity in this age, by a practice fo contrary to their doctrine. But this will keep cold...another time. In the mean while, I take up Chaucer where 1 left him. He muft have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaule, as it has been... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...have given the laft blow to Chriflianity in this age, by a praftice fo contrary to their doftrine. But this will keep cold till another time. In the mean while, I take up Chaucer where I left him. He muft have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...as have given the laft blow to Chriftianity in this age, by a practice fo contrary to their do&ine. But this will keep cold till another time. In the mean while, I take up Chaucer where I left him. He muft have been a man of a motl wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...have given the laft blow to Chriftianity in this age, by a praftice 16 contrary to their doftrine. But this will keep cold till another time. In the mean while, I take up Chaucer where I left him. He muft have been a man of a mod wonderful comprehenf:ve nature, becaufe, as it ha» been truly obferved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...have given the laft blow to Chrillianity in this age, by a practice fo contrary to their doftrine. But this will keep cold till another time. In the mean while, I take up Chaucer where I left him. Ke muft have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehetlfive nature, bccaufe, as it has been truly obferved... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...than the good parfon; fuch as have given rhe laft blow to Chriftianity in this age, by a practice fo contrary to their doctrine. But this will keep cold...mean while, I take up Chaucer where I left him. He muft have been a man of a moft wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...Chriftianity in this age, by a praâice fo contrary to their doarine. But this will keep cold rill another time. In the mean while, I take up Chaucer •where I left him. He mud have been a man of a mod wonderful comprehenfive nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...than the good parion; fuch as have given the laft blow to Chriftianity in thib age, by a practice fo contrary to their doctrine. But this will keep cold...mean while, I take up Chaucer where I left him. He mud have been a man of a mod wonderful comprthcnfivc nature, becaufe, as it has been truly obferved... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...think fit hereafter, to describe another sort of priests,' such as are more easily to be found than the Good Parson ;* such as have given the last blow to...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,... | |
 | John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...think fit hereafter, to describe another sort of priests,' such as are more easily to be found than the Good Parson ;* such as have given the last blow to...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,... | |
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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,... 
