 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 pages
...Gravity : Their Difcourles are fuch as belong to their Age, their Calling, and their Breeding} fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of...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 pages
...gravity : their diicouries are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding ; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of...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... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...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 ; fome are unlearned,...fome are learned* . " Even the ribaldry of the low characters is different : the " reeve, the miller, and the cook, are feveral men, and " diftinguifhed... | |
 | 1761 - 614 pages
...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; fome are unlearned^...as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. 11 Even the ribaldry of the low characters is different: the " reeve, the miller, and the cook, are... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pages
...gravity: their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of...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 pages
...gravity: their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only.' Some of...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... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - 498 pages
...gravity ; their difcourfes are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding ; fuch as are becoming of them, and of them only. Some of...and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the low characters is different : the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are feveral men, and diftinguifhed from... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - 482 pages
...gravity; their difcoi.'rft s are fuch as belong to their age, their calling, and their breeding, fuch as are becoming of them, and of 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 pages
...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 of the low characters is different ; the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook, are feveral men, and diftinguifhed from... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...their difcourfes 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 virtuous; fomeare unlearned, or (as Chaucer calls them) lewd, and fome are learned. Even the ribaldry of the... | |
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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. 
