 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 ページ
...grave and ferious Characters are diitinguiuYd by their feveral forts of Gravity : Their Difcourles are fuch as belong to their Age, their Calling, and...Perfons are Vicious, and fome Virtuous ; fome are unlearn'd, or (as Chaucer calls them) Lewd, and fome are Learn'd. Even the Ribaldry of the Low Characters... | |
 | 1761 - 614 ページ
...them " would be improper in any other mouth. Even the grave " and ferious characters are diftinguifhed by their feveral " forts of gravity: their difcourfes...their age, their calling, and their breeding; fuch as arebe" coming of diem, and of them only. Some of his per" fans " fons are vicious and fome virtuous;... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 ページ
..." would be improper in any other mouth. Even the grave '< and ferious characters are diftinguifhed by their feveral " forts of gravity : their difcourfes...to " their age, their calling, and their breeding; fiich as are be" coming of them, and of then* only. Some of his per" fons are vicious and fome virtuous... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 ページ
...of them would be improper in any other mouth. Even the grave and ferious charafters are diftinguimed by their feveral forts of gravity ; their difcourfes...perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 ページ
...improper in any other mouth. Even the grave and ferious characters are diftinguimed by their feve:al forts of gravity : their difcourfes are fuch as belong...their Breeding ; fuch as are becoming of them, and of thenj only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 ページ
...gravity: their difcourles are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their' breeding ; fi ch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of...perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low charafters... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 ページ
...gravity •• their diicourles are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and theirbreeding ; "breeding ; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and forae virtuous ; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 ページ
...grave and ferious charafters are diftinguifhed by their feveral forts of gravity : their dtfcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding ; Breeding ; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 482 ページ
...grave and ferious characters are difunguiflicd by their feveral forts of gravity; their difcoi.'rft s are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and...them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome vertuous; fome are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribuldry... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 552 ページ
...forts of gravity; their difcourfes are fuch asbelong to their age, their calling, and theirbreeding, fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of his perfons are vicious, and fome vertuuus; fome are unlearned, or (asChauctr calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry... | |
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Even the grave and serious characters are distinguished by their several sorts of gravity, their discourses are such as belong to their age, their calling and their breeding — such as are becoming of them and of them only. 
