 | John Dryden, William Congreve, Samuel Johnson, Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1925 - 230 pages
...thought needful in this place to say of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; considering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman tongue ; from Chaucer the purity of the English tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike. Both of them were well-bred, wellnatured,... | |
 | Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon - 1925 - 704 pages
...[«ign.*Bi]I proceed to Ovid, and Chaucer; considering the former only in relation to the latter. With " ;•/ ended the Golden Age of the Roman Tongue : From Chaucer the Purity of the English Tongue began. The Manners of the Poets were not unlike : Both of them were well-bred, well-natur'd,... | |
 | William Joseph Long - English literature - 1925 - 844 pages
...mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down. PREFACE TO THE FABLES [Chaucer and Ovid] 20 ... With Ovid1 ended the golden age of the Roman tongue ; from Chaucer the purity of the English tongue began. . . . Both of them built on the inventions of other men; yet since Chaucer had... | |
 | John Dryden - 1926 - 342 pages
...thought needful in this place to say of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; consider20 ing the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman tongue ; from Chaucer the purity of the English tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike. Both of them were well-bred, well-natured,... | |
 | John Dryden - Drama - 1928 - 54 pages
...thought needful in this place to say of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer ; 5 considering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman tongue ; from Chaucer the purity of the English tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike. Both of them were well-bred, well-natured,... | |
 | Literature - 1909 - 498 pages
...thought needful in this place to say of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer, considering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman tongue ; from Chaucer the purity of the English tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike: both of them were well bred, well natur'd,... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 2003 - 1024 pages
...thought needful in this place to say of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer; considering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...of the Roman tongue; from Chaucer the purity of the English tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike; both of them were well-bred, well-natured,... | |
 | 62 pages
...thought needful in this Place to say of Homer. I proceed to Ovid, and Chaucer ; considering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman Tongue : From Chaucer the Purity of the English Tongue began. The Manners of the Poets were not unlike : Both of them were well-bred, well-natur'd,... | |
 | Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon - 1960 - 692 pages
...and eight before they judg'd him. . . . *BIJ I proceed to Ovid, and Chaucer; considering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...the Roman Tongue : From Chaucer the Purity of the English Tongue began. The Manners of the Poets were not unlike : Both of them were well-bred, well-natur'd,... | |
 | John Dryden - Poetry - 2002 - 612 pages
...thought needful in this place to say of Homer. I proceed to Ovid and Chaucer, considering the former only in relation to the latter. With Ovid ended the...of the Roman tongue; from Chaucer the purity of the English 250 tongue began. The manners of the poets were not unlike: both of them were well bred, well... | |
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With Ovid ended the golden age of the Roman tongue ; from Chaucer the purity of the English tongue began. 
