 | 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 ページ
...grave and lerious characters are diftin^uifhed by their feveral forts of gravity : their diicouries are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and...are unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and forne are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters is different : the Reeve, the Miller, and... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 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...his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous; fome are unfa 2 learned, learned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and Come are learned. Even the ribaldry of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 ページ
...them would be improper in any other mouth. Even the grave and ferious characters are diftinguilhed by their feveral forts of gravity: their difcourfes...his perfons are vicious, and fome virtuous; fome are unfa 2 learned, learned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fonYS are learned. Even the ribaldry... | |
 | 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 - 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... | |
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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. 
