 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 strani
...Gravity : Their Difcourles are fuch as belong to their Age, their Calling, and their Breeding} fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his Perfons are Vicious, and fome Virtuous ; fome are unlearn'd, or (as Chaucer calls them) Lewd, and fome... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 strani
...gravity : their diicouries are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding ; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and forne... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 strani
...gravity: their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous; fome are unfa 2 learned, learned, or (as Chaucer calls them)... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 strani
...gravity ; their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding ; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 482 strani
...gravity; their difcoi.'rft s are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding, fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome vertuous; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 strani
...their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding; breeding; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous; fomeare unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1795 - 322 strani
...gravity ; " their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, " and their breeding ; fuch as are becoming of them, and of " them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtu" ous ; fome are unlearned, or, as Chaucer calls them, lewd, and... | |
 | 1795 - 408 strani
...of gravity: their difconrfes are fuch as belong to their age,thtir railing, and their breeding; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, apd foine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 strani
...gravity: their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ¡ fome unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 strani
...gravity: their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome... | |
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The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are so suited to their different educations, humours, and callings, that each of them would be improper in any other mouth. Even the grave and serious characters are... 
