 | English poets - 1801 - 446 pagina’s
...Gower, " by a critical cultivation of " his native language, laboured to reform its irre" gularities, and to establish an English style," he might naturally...or at least " had no mind to encourage him in the cul" tivation or exercise of them." He adds, " It " should seem that Edward, though adorned with "... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 444 pagina’s
...Gower, " by a critical cultivation of " his native language, laboured to reform its irre" gularities, and to establish an English style," he might naturally...remark of Mr. Tyrwhitt, who observes, that Edward HI. was insensible even to the poetical merits of Chaucer himself, or at least " had no mind to encourage... | |
 | William Godwin - 1804 - 536 pagina’s
...that EdA. XXV1* • • " ward III. " was either totally insensible of 1374. his poetical talents, or at least had no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them." This inference has already been repelled in the place where we first had occasion to mention it. Another... | |
 | William Godwin - 1804 - 554 pagina’s
...hand, that Ed• ward III. " was either totally insensible of his poetical talents, or at least had1 no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them." This inference has already been repelled in the place where we first had occasion to mention it. Another... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 562 pagina’s
...from this fact, viz. " that his majesty was either totally RKosible of our author's poetical talents, or at least had no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them," savours rather too much of the conjectural spirit which he professes to avoid. He allows that, notwithstanding... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 542 pagina’s
...this fact, viz. " that his majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical talents, or at least had no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them," savours rather too much of the conjectural spirit which he professes to avoid. He allows that, notwithstanding... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 364 pagina’s
...&c. in the opinion, that His Majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical talents, or at least had no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them. It should seem that Edward, though adorned with many Royal and Heroic virtues, had not the gift of... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 368 pagina’s
...&c. in the opinion, that His Majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical talents, or at least had no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them. It should seem that Edward, though adorned with many Royal and Heroic virtues, had not the gift of... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Dunham Deshler - 1847 - 736 pagina’s
...poet," and asserts "that his majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical talents, or at least had no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them." All this sourness on the part of that admirable critic, is owing to the following customary injunction,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1854 - 650 pagina’s
...probably be of opinion, that His Majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical talents, or at least had no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them. It should seem that Edward, though adorned with many Royal and Heroic virtues, had not the gift of... | |
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... we shall probably be of opinion, that his majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical talents, or at least had no mind to encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them. 
