 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 strani
...Aftrologer, as were Virgil-, Horace, Perfius, and Manilius. Both writ with wonderful Facility and Clearnefs } neither were great Inventors : For Ovid only copied the Grecian Fables ; and moft of Chaucer's Stories were taken from his Italian Contemporaries, or their Predeceflors; Boccace... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 strani
...aftrologer, as were Virgil, Horace, Perfius, and Manilius. Both writ with wonderful facility and clearnefs : neither were great inventors ; for Ovid only copied the Grecian fables ; and moft of Chaucer's ftories were taken from his Italian contemporaries, or their predecefibrs. Boccace... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 strani
...were Virgil, Horace, Perfius, and Manilius. Both writ writ with wonderful facility and clearnefs : neither were great inventors ; for Ovid only copied the Grecian fables; and moft of Chaucer's ftories were taken from his Italian contemporaries, or their predeceffors. Boccace... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 strani
...contemporaries, or their predeceflbrs. Boccace's Decameron was fir(I publifhed ; and from thtnce ourEnglifhman has borrowed many of his Canterbury tales : yet that...Palamon and Arcite was written in all probability by fome Italian wit, in a former age ; as I H:lll prove hereafter : the tale of Grizild was t'.:e intention... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 strani
...contemporaries, or their predeceflbrs. Boecace's Decameron was firft publifhed; and from thence our Englifhman has borrowed many of his Canterbury tales : yet that...Palamon and Arcite was written in all probability by fome Italian wit, in a former age; as I ftall prove hereafter: the tale of Grizild was the invention... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 strani
...predeceffors. Boccace's Decameron was firft jinblifhed ; and from thence our Englishman has borrowed many of Ms Canterbury tales : yet that of Palamon and Arcite was written in all probability by Ionic Italian wit, in a former age ; as I fhiill prove hereafter : the tale of Grizild was the invention... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 strani
...are sufficient witnesses. But Chaucer was likewise an astrologer, as were Virgil, Horace, Persius, and Manilius. Both writ with wonderful facility and...predecessors. Boccace his DECAMERON was first published ;4 and from thence our Englishman has borrowed many of his Canterbury Tales. Yet that of PALAMON AND... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 strani
...are sufficient witnesses. But Chaucer was likewise an astrologer, as were Virgil, Horace, Persius, and Manilius. Both writ with wonderful facility and...contemporaries, or their predecessors. Boccace his DBCAMERON was first published ; 4 and from thence our Englishman has borrowed many of his Canterbury... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 strani
...from his Italian contemporaries, or their predecessors. Boccace his DECAMERON was first published ; 4 and from thence our Englishman has borrowed many of his Canterbury Tales. Yet that of PALAMON AND ARCITB was written in all probability by some Italian wit, in a former age, as I shall prove hereafter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 strani
...aitrologer, as were Virgil, Horace, Perfius, and Manilius. Both writ with wonderful facility and clearnefs : ri fed, Dead wine, that llinks of the borrachio, fup From a foul jack, or moft of Chaucer's ftories were taken from his Italian contemporaries, or their predeceflbrs. Boccace's... | |
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Their studies were the same, philosophy and philology. Both of them were knowing in astronomy, of which Ovid's books of the Roman feasts, and Chaucer's treatise of the Astrolabe, are sufficient witnesses. But Chaucer was likewise an astrologer, as were... 
