 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 strani
...God's plenty. We have our fore-fathers and great gramidames all before us, as they were in Chaucer'* days ; their general characters are still remaining...though they are called by other names than those of Mo:ilo and Friars, and Canons, and lady Abbesses, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the same, and nothing... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 strani
...the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general characters...nothing lost out of nature, though every thing is altered. May I have leave to do myself the justice, (since my enemies will do me none, f and are so... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 strani
...the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general characters...names than those of monks, and friars, and canons, and lady-abbesses, and nuns; for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature, though every... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 strani
...here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers, and great granddames all before us, as they were iu Chaucer's days ; their general characters are still...by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Cbanons, and lady Abbesses, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 strani
...God's plenty. We have our forefathers, and great granddames all before us, as they were io Chuucer's days ; their general characters are still remaining...by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbesses, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 strani
...forefathers, and great granddames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters arc still remaining in mankind, and even in England, though...by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbesses, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 strani
...the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers, and great granddnmes all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general characters...remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are caüed by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbesses, and Nuns : for... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 strani
...the proverb, that h«re is God's plenty. We have our forefathers, and great grauddnmes all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general characters...are still remaining in mankind, and even in England, thoueh they arc called by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbesses,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 strani
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general characters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbeffes, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | 1845 - 816 strani
...God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-granddames all before us, as they were in Chancer's days ; their general characters are still remaining...nothing lost out of nature, though every thing is altered. May I have leave to do myself the justice, (since my enemies will do me none, and are so far... | |
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Tis sufficient to say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days: their general characters are still remaining in mankind, and even in England, though... 
