 | 1761 - 614 pages
...great grand-dames all before " us, as they were in Chaucer's days: their general charac"_ters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England " though they are called by other names, than thole of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbeiies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...grand-dames all before " us, as they were in Chaucer's days : their general charac" ters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England " though they are called by other names, than thofe of " monks and friars, of channons, and lady abbefies, and " nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 pages
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their general charañers are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England ; though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, of Chanons, and Lady Abbefles, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 pages
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general charafters are ftill remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thole cf Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady AbhefTes, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...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 Abbefles, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1795 - 322 pages
...before us as they were in Chau" cer's days ; their general characters are ftill remaining in man" kind, and even in England, though they are called by other " names than thofe of Monks and Friars, of Chanons, and " Lady-Abbeffes, and Nuns ; for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | 1798 - 560 pages
...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, of chanons, and lady abbefles, and nuns : for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
 | 1799 - 458 pages
...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, of canons and lady abbeffus and nuns, for mankind is ever the fame, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...and great granddames all before us, * Baptista Porta wrote a treatise DE HUMANA PHYSIOGNOMIA, in lour books, of which there have been many editions. as...nature, though every thing is altered.4 May I have leave 4 " THE GENERAL PLAN of THE CANTERBURY TALES may be learned in a great measure from the Prologue which... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their general characters are füll remaining in mankind, and even in England, though they are called by other names than thofe of Monks and Friars, and Chanons, and lady Abbefles, and Nuns: for mankind is ever the fame,... | |
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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... 
