 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 páginas
...undecent to be heard; I know not what Anfwer they could have made : For that Reafon, fuch Tales fhall be left untold by me. You have here a. Specimen of Chaucer's Language, which is fo obfolete, that his Senfe is fcarcc to be underftoodj and you have likewife more than one Ex ample... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 páginas
...inquired of Boccace or of Chaucer, what need they had of introducing fuch characters, where obfcene words were proper in their mouths, but very indecent to be heard ; I know not what anlwer they could have made : for that reafon, fuch tale mail be left untold by me. You have here a... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 páginas
...inquired of Boccace or of Chaucer, what need they had of introducing fuch charafters, where obfcene words were proper in their mouths, but very indecent to be heard; I know not what anfwer they could have made: for that reafon, fuch tale fhall be left untold by me. You have here a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 páginas
...inquired of Boccace or t,* Chaucer, what need they had of introducing fuch chat afters, where obfcene words were proper in their mouths, but very indecent to be heard ; I know not what anfwer they could have made : for that reafon, fuch tale Aall be left untold by me. You have here a... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 páginas
...inquired of Encore or of Chaucer, what need they had of jntrodKing fuch characters, where obfccne wenli were proper in their mouths, but very indecent to be heard, I know not what anfwer they would lu« made : for that reafon, fuch tale ihall be left untold by me. You have here... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 páginas
...of introducing such characters, where obscene words were proper in their mouths, but very undecent -to be heard, I know not what answer they could have made. For that reason, such Tales shall be left untold by me. You have here a specimen of Chaucer's language, which is so obsolete,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 páginas
...inquired of Boccacc or of Chaucer, what need they had of introducing fuch characters, where obfcene words were proper in their mouths, but very indecent to be heard; I know not what anfwer they could have made : for that reafon, fuch tale (hall be left untold by me. You have here... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 páginas
...of introducing such characters, where obscene words were proper in their mouths, but very undecent to be heard, I know not what answer they could have made. For that reason, such Tales shall be left untold by me. You have here a specimen of Chaucer's language, which is so obsolete,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 páginas
...know not what answer they could have made : for that reason, such tales shall be left untold by tne. You have here a specimen of Chaucer's language, which...to be understood ; and you have likewise more than .OIK example of his unequal numbers, which were mentioned before. Yet many of his verses consist of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 páginas
...Yet if a man should have inquired of Boccace or of Chaucer, what need they had of introducing sock characters, where obscene words were proper in their...have here a specimen of Chaucer's language, which u so obsolete, that his sense is scarce to be understood; and you have likewise more than one example... | |
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I know not what answer they could have made ; for that reason, such tale shall be left untold by me. You have here a specimen of Chaucer's language, which is so obsolete, that his sense is scarce to be understood ; and you have likewise more than one... 
