 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 ページ
...Side ; for tho' the £»glijhman has boirow'd many Tales from the Italian, yet it appears, that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but...taken from Authors of former Ages, and by him only modell'd : So that what there was of Invention in either of them, may be judg'd equal. But Chaucer... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 ページ
...fide ; for tho. the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making but...former ages, and by him ' only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in. ekher of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
 | 1761 - 614 ページ
..." for though the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from " the Italian, yet it appears, that thofe of Boccace were not " generally of his own making,...invention in either of them, may be judged equal. " But Chaucer has refined on Boccace, and has mended the " ftories, which he has borrowed, in his way of... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 ページ
..." for though the Englifliman has borrowed many tales from " the Italian, yet it appears, that thofe of Boccace were not " generally of his own making,...invention in either of them, may be judged equal. " But Chaucer has refined on Boccace, and has mended the " ftories, which he has borrowed, in his way of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 ページ
...fide ; for tho' the Englifhman has borrow'd many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making but taken from authors cf former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 ページ
...his own making but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace, and has mended the llories which he has borrowed, in his way of telling;... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 ページ
...fide ; for though the Engliihman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but taken from authors of former ages, and by him equal juftice and fpiiit j and in par- excellence of Chaucer was confined : ticular, the character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 ページ
...f:de ; for though the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but...former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 ページ
...his own making, but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there was of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace, and has mended the ftories which he has borrowed, in his way of telling;... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 ページ
...fide; For though the Englifhman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that thofe of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but...former ages, and by him only modelled : fo that what there v/as of invention in either of them, may be judged equal. But Chaucer has refined on Boccace,... | |
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Chaucer's side ; for though the Englishman has borrowed many tales from the Italian, yet it appears that those of Boccace were not generally of his own making, but taken from authors of former ages, and by him only modelled ; so that what there was of... 
