| John Adam Weisse - 1878 - عدد الصفحات: 828
...fountain of good sense, learning, and all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he is the Father of English Poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of honor as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil." — Dryden, 1690. " I take unceasing delight... | |
| Joseph Angus - 1880 - عدد الصفحات: 726
...his poetic genius. The most vigorous satire in our language is his Absalom and Achitophel. Chaucer. As he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecian held Homer, or the Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good sense : learned in all... | |
| 1882 - عدد الصفحات: 498
...der Gotter gnadige Hand ihm bietet. 6. Translate into German : In the first place, as he (Chaucer) is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in...perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. German. Higher Local. GRAMMAR; TRANSLATION; PHILOLOGY;... | |
| George Crabb - 1882 - عدد الصفحات: 876
...understanding is engaged, as to maintain or supptjrt truth or error, to maintain or support a cause. As Chaucer is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as HOLINESS HOLY the Orecians held Homer, and the Komans Virgil. 1'OPK. HOL1NKSS, SAN'CTITY. HOLINESS,... | |
| George Crabb - 1882 - عدد الصفحات: 876
...understanding ia engaged, as to maintain or support truth or error, to maintain or support a cause. As Chaucer is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration u 516 HOLY tho Grecians held Homer, and the Romans Virgil. TOPE. HOLINESS, SANCTITY. HOLINESS, which... | |
| Christian ethics - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 296
...praise, The poet cannot claim his bays. As Chaucer is the father of English poetry, so, Pope says : " I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, and the Romans, Virgil." His chief work, ' The Canterbury Tales.' Waller was smooth, but Dryden taught... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1885 - عدد الصفحات: 534
...it they were equal. — It remains that I say somewhat of Chaucer in particular. In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him...perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and, therefore, speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to... | |
| Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon - 1908 - عدد الصفحات: 582
...of it they were equal. It remains that I say somewhat of Chaucer in particular. In the first place, as he is the Father of English Poetry, so I hold him...Virgil : He is a perpetual > Fountain of good Sense ; learn'd in all Sciences ; and, therefore speaks properly on all Subjects : As he knew what to say,... | |
| Julian Willis Abernethy - 1916 - عدد الصفحات: 604
...style and criticism: — It remains that I say somewhat of Chaucer in particular. In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him...perpetual fountain of good sense; learned in all sciences; and therefore speaks properly on all subjects; as he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave... | |
| Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - عدد الصفحات: 566
...PREFACE TO THE FABLES It remains that I say somewhat of Chaucer in particular. In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him...perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also [10 when to... | |
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