 Even the grave and serious characters are distinguished by their several sorts of gravity; their discourses are such as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding; such as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his persons are vicious,...  A Specimen of Chaucer's Language with Explanatory Notes - Stran 12avtor: Lars Edman - 1861 - 83 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 strani
...Vicious, and fome Virtuous ; fome are unlearn'd, or (as Chaucer calls them) Lewd, and fome are Learn'd. Even the Ribaldry of the Low Characters is different : The Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are fevcral Men, and diftinguifh'd from each other, as much as the mincing Lady Priorefs, and the broad-fpeaking... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 strani
...perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and forne are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters...different : the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are feveral men, and diftinguifhed from each other, as much as^the mincing lady priorefs, and the broad-fpeaking... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 strani
...fons are vicious and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, " (or as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned* . " Even the ribaldry of the low characters...different : the " reeve, the miller, and the cook, are feveral men, and " diftinguifhed from each other, as much as the mincing la" dy, priorefs, and the... | |
 | 1761 - 614 strani
...and fome virtuous; fome are unlearned^ " (or as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. 11 Even the ribaldry of the low characters is different: the " reeve, the miller, and the cook, are feveral men, and " diftinguifhed from each other, as much as the mincing la" dy, priorefs, and the... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 strani
...perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters...different : the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are feveral men, and diftinguifhed from each other, as much as the mincing Lady Priorefs, and the broad... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 strani
...perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters...different: the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are feveral men, and diftinguifhed from each other, as much as the mincing la 'y priorc-fs, and the broad-peaking... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 strani
...perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters...is different : the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, arc feveral men, and diftinguilhed from each other, as much as the minting lady priorefs, and the broad-fpeaking... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 552 strani
...perfons are vicious, and fome vertuuus; fome are unlearned, or (asChauctr calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters...different ; the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are feveral men, and diftinguifhed from each other as much as the mincing Lady Priorefs and the broad-fpeaking... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 482 strani
...vertuous; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribuldry of the low characters is different; the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are fevcralmen, and diftinguLihfd from each other as much as the mincing l.ady Priorels and the broad-fpeaking... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 strani
...perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous; fomeare unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters...different: the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are feveral men, and diftinguifhed from each other, as much as the mincing lady priorefs, and the broad-fpeaking... | |
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