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" Tale, The Cock and the Fox, which I have translated, and some others, I may justly give our countryman the precedence in that part, since I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. Both of them understood the manners; under which name I comprehend... "
The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill - Page 75
by John Bell - 1807
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...have tranflated, and fome others, I may juftly give our countryman the precedence in that part; fince I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. Both of them underftood the manners, under which name I comprehend the paffions, and, in a larger fenfe, the defcriptions...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...have tranflated, and fome others, I may juftly give our countryman the precedence in that part; fince I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. Both of them underftood the manners, under which name I comprehend the paffions, and, in a larger fenfe, the defcriptions...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 6

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...h;,ve tranQated, and fume others, ) may juftly give our countryman the precedence in that part ; fince I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. Both of them un•icrftood the manners, under which name I comprehend the palfions and, in a larger fenfe, the defcriptiont...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 670 pages
...BATH'S TALE, THE COCK AND THE Fox, which I have translated, and some others, I may justly give our countryman the precedence in that part ; * since I...I comprehend the passions, and, in a larger sense, 8 Chaucer in general, Mr. Tyrwhitt has remarked, " appears to have built his Tales, both serious and...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...Chaucer's own invention. But that great poet was. not very conversant with the authors of which Chaucer's the descriptions of persons, and their very habits....as if some ancient painter had drawn them ; and all the Pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales, their humours, their features, and the very dress, as distinctly...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...have translated, and some others, I may justly give our countryman the precedence in that part ; 8 since I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly...I comprehend the passions, and, in a larger sense, 8 Chaucer in general, Mr. Tyrwbitt has remarked, " appears to have built his Tales, both serious and...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...have translated, and some others, I may justly give our countryman the precedence in that part ; 8 since I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly...I comprehend the passions, and, in a larger sense, 8 Chaucer in general, Mr. Tyrwhitt has remarked, " appears to have built his Tales, both serious and...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...BATH'S TALE, THE COCK. AND THE Fox, which I have translated, and some others, I may justly give our countryman the precedence in that part ; " since I...which was wholly his. Both of them understood the MANNEES ; under which name I comprehend the passions, and, in a larger sense, ' Chaucer in general,...
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Dryden. Smyth. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...tranflated, and fome others, I may jultly give our countryman the precedence in that part; fince 1 can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. Both of them underltood the manners, under which name I comprehend the paflions, and, in a larger fenfe, the defcriptions...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 3

Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...have tranflated, and fome others, I may juftly give our countryman the precedence in that part; fince I can remember nothing of Ovid which was wholly his. Both of them underftood the manners, under which name I comprehend the pallions, and, in a larger fenfe, the descriptions...
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