 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 Seiten
...where we find but nine. But this opinion is not worth confuting ; it is so gross and obvious an errour, that common sense (which is a rule in every thing...one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. 5 We can only say, that he lived in 4 Thomas Speght published the works of Chaucer in 1597, and again... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 Seiten
...where we find but nine. But this opinion is not worth confuting ; it is so gross and obvious an errour, that common sense (which is a rule in every thing...sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise.5 We can only say, that he lived in •* Thomas Speght published the works of Chaucer in... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 Seiten
...really ten syllables in a verse, where we find but nine. But this opinion is not worth confuting ; it is so gross and obvious an error, that common sense (which...one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise f. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 Seiten
...really ten syllables in a verse, where we find but nine. But this opinion is not worth confuting ; it is so gross and obvious an error, that common sense (which...one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise f. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 Seiten
...revelation) must convince the reader, that equality of numbers in every verse, which we call Heroic, was either not known, or not always practised in Chaucer's...sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make oiherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 Seiten
...revelation) must convince the reader, that equality of numbers, in every verse which we call heroic, was either not known, or not always practised, in...one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 Seiten
...convince the reader, that equality of numbers, in every verse which we call heroic, was either noL known, or not always practised, in Chaucer's age....one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 Seiten
...revelation) must convince the reader, that equality of numbers in every verse, which we call heroic, was either not known, or not always practised in Chaucer's...one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 Seiten
...revelation) must convince the reader, that equality of numbers in every verse, which we call heroic, was either not known, or not always practised in Chaucer's...half a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which nojironunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 Seiten
...revelation) must convince the reader, that equality of numbers in every verse, which we call heroic, was either not known, or not always practised in Chaucer's...half a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which noj>ronunciatkm can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and... | |
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... in Chaucer's age. It were an easy matter to produce some thousands of his verses, which are lame for want of half a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. 
