 To justify this assertion, I shall put my reader in mind of Horace, the greatest wit and critic in the Augustan age ; and of Boileau, the most correct poet among the moderns ; not to mention La Fontaine, who by this way of writing is come more into vogue...  The Spectator - Seite 601739Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...greateft wit and critic in the Auguftan age ; a«id of Boileau, the moft correft poet among the mederns: not to mention La Fontaine, who, by this way of writing,...of our times. The fables I have here mentioned are railed altogether upon brutes and vegetables, witb fome of our own Ipecies mixt among them, when the... | |
 | 1786 - 694 Seiten
...mind of Horace, the greatell wit and critic in the Augullan 'ат; and of Boileau, the moil correft poet among the moderns: not to mention La Fontaine,...by this way of writing is come more into vogue than anv other author of our times. The fables I have here mentioned -are raifed altogether upon brutes... | |
 | Aesop - 1788 - 382 Seiten
...Auguftan Age ; and of Boileau, the moft correct Poet among the Moderns ; not to mention la Fontaine, wbv by this Way of Writing, is come more into Vogue than any ether Author of our Times. After this, he proceeds to give fome Account of that Kind of Fable, in which... | |
 | Aesop - 1792 - 380 Seiten
...Boileau, the moft correct poet among the mo« Speftator, No. 183. See Fable XXXVH. " derns; " derns ; not to mention La Fontaine, who, by " this way of...into vogue "• than any other author of our times." After this, he proceeds to give fome account of that kind of fable, in which the pafllons, and other... | |
 | 1794 - 450 Seiten
...in mind of HORACE, the greatest wit and critic in {he Augustan age; and of BOILEAU, the most correct poet among the moderns ; not to mention LA FONTAINE,...of our times. The fables I have here mentioned are raised altogether upon brutes rnd vegetables, with some of our own species mixt among them, when the... | |
 | William Butler - 1795 - 242 Seiten
...in mind of Horace, the greateft wit and critic in the Auguftan age ; and Boileau, the moft correct poet among the moderns: not to mention La Fontaine,...more into vogue than any other author of our times. Sfeflnlor, -vol. iii. No, 183. Of all the fables in the Englifh language, thofe of GAY and MOORE feem... | |
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...Horace, the greatest wit and critic in the Augustan age ; and of Boileau, the most correct poet among fhe moderns : not to mention La Fontaine, who by this...of our times. The fables I have here mentioned are raised altogether upon brutes and vegetables, with some of our own species mixt among them, when the... | |
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