 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 Seiten
...the inventor, and the French wordy, whether good or bad, of which Ckauctr is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others,...infancy of our poetry, which the paucity of books does allow us to difccvcr with particular etaftnefs ; but the works of Gather and LyJgtile fufficiently... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 444 Seiten
...been the inventor, and the French words, good " or bad, of which Chaucer is charged as the " importer. Some innovations he might probably " make, like others,...dispositions of " his rhymes, and by the mixture of different " numbers, in which he seems to have been happy " and judicious." This compendious piece of criticism... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 Seiten
...inventor, and the French words, whether good or bad, of which C/taui-cr is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others,...discover with particular exactness ¿ but the works of Guraxr and Li/dgate sufficiently evince, that his diction was in general like that of his contemporaries:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 360 Seiten
...inventor, and the French words, good or bad, of which Chaucer is charged as the importer. Some innovation he might probably make, like others, in the infancy...that his diction was, in general, like that of his contemporaries. Some improvements he undoubtedly made, by the various dispositions of his rhymes, and... | |
 | Eleanor Prescott Hammond - 1908 - 610 Seiten
...the inventor, and the French words, whether good or bad, of which Chaucer is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others,...evince, that his diction was in general like that of his contemporaries: and some improvements he undoubtedly made by the various disposition of his rhymes,... | |
 | Eleanor Prescott Hammond - 1908 - 606 Seiten
...the inventor, and the French words, whether good or bad, of which Chaucer is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others,...evince, that his diction was in general like that of his contemporaries: and some improvements he undoubtedly made by the various disposition of his rhymes,... | |
 | Eleanor Prescott Hammond - 1908 - 608 Seiten
...the inventor, and the French words, whether good or bad, of which Chaucer is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others,...discover with particular exactness; but the works of Gtrseer and Lydgatc sufficiently evince, that his diction was in general like that of his contemporaries... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1910 - 812 Seiten
...the inventor, and the French words, whether good or bad, of which Chaucer is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others,...infancy of our poetry, which the paucity of books does allow us to discover with particular exactness; but the works of Gower and Lydgate sufficiently evince... | |
 | Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon - 1911 - 430 Seiten
...the inventor, and the French words, whether good or bad, of which Chaucer is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others,...infancy of our poetry, which the paucity of books does allow us to discover with particular exactness ; but the works of Gower and Lydgate sufficiently evince,... | |
 | Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon - 1908 - 582 Seiten
...inventor, and the French words, whether good or bad, of which Cliaucer is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others,...discover with particular exactness ; but the works of Goieer and Lydgate sufficiently evince that his diction was in general like that of his contemporaries... | |
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Gower will find smooth numbers and easy rhymes, of which Chaucer is supposed to have been the inventor, and the French words, whether good or bad, of which Chaucer is charged as the importer. Some innovations he might probably make, like others, in the... 
