 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he is his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present n no longer esteemed a good writer; and for ten impressions, which as my last Lord Rochester said,... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1857 - 416 pages
...writing; and perhaps knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he...hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth. 13. Addison's "Panegyric upon Nonsense" — from (lie Whig Examiner. 1710.1 Hudibras has defined nonsense... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...writing ; and perhapj knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he...somewhat profanely, Not being of God, he could not stand. Chaucer followed nature everywhere ; hut was never so bolil to go beyond her: and there is a great... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1859 - 780 pages
...writing; and perhaps knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. Foi this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he...Lord Rochester said, though somewhat profanely, Not of fJnH he r.milH nnt etnnr). and nimis poela,1 if we may believe Catullus, as much as betwixt a modest... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...knew it was a fault,hut hoped the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always he thought a great poet, he is no longer esteemed a good...so many successive years, yet at present a hundred hooks are scareely purehased once a twelvemonth : for as my last Lord Rochester said, though somewhat... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 766 pages
...writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he...somewhat profanely, Not being of God, he could not stand. Chaucer followed nature everywhere ; but was never so bold to go beyond her : and there is a great... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...writing; and perhap.s knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he...last Lord Rochester said, though somewhat profanely, Nol being of God, he could not stand. Chaucer followed nature everywhere ; hut was never so bold to... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he...somewhat profanely, Not being of God, he could not stand. Chaucer followed nature everywhere ; but was never so bold to go beyond her : and there is a great... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...writing; and perhupj knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he...are scarcely purchased once a twelve-month ; for. ns my last Lord Rochester said, though somewhat profanely, Not. being of God, he could not stand. Chaucer... | |
 | John Dryden - 1866 - 362 pages
...writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault, but hoped the reader would not find it. For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he...are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth : for as niy last Lord Rochester said, though somewhat profanely, Not being of God, he could not stand. Chaucer... | |
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For this reason, though he must always be thought a great poet, he is no longer esteemed a good writer; and for ten impressions, which his works have had in so many successive years, yet at present a hundred books are scarcely purchased once a twelvemonth;... 
