 | John Dryden - 1713 - 550 pages
...in particular. In the firft place, As he is the Father of Engli/b Poetry, fo I hold him in the fame Degree of Veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil : He is a perpetual Fountain of good Scnfe j leanVd in all Sciences; and therefore fpeaks properly on all Subjects : As he knew what to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760
...particular. . In the firft place, as he is the father of Englifh poetry, fo 1 hold him in the lame degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil: he is a perpetual fountain of good fenfe ; learned in all fciences ; and therefore fpeaks properly on all fubjects : as he knew what to... | |
 | 1761
...pofts. " As Chaucer is the father of Englifh poetry," fays rnr. Dryden, " fo I hold him in the fame degree of veneration, " as the Grecians held Homer,...Romans Virgil: he is " a perpetual fountain of good lenfe, learned in all fdcnccs, " and therefore fpeaks properly on nil fubjefts; as he knew • " what... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761
...tongue." " As Chaucer is the father of Lnglifh poetry," fays mr. Dryden, " fo I hold him in the fame degree of veneration, " as the Grecians held Homer,...Romans Virgil : he is " a perpetual fountain of good fenfe, learned in all kiences," and therefore fpeaks properly on all fubjcets ; as he knew • " wh.it... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767
...in particular. In the firft place, as he is the father of Englifti poetry, fo I hold him in the fame degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good fenfe ; learned in all fciences; and therefore fpeaks properly on all fubjefts: as he knew what to... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773
...admirable critic. " As Chaucer (fays he) is the Father of Engliih poetry, fo I hold him in the fame degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good fcnfe, learned in all fciences, and therefore fpeaks properly on all fubjefts ; as he knew what to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779
...in particular. In the firft place, as he is the father of Englifh poetry, fo I hold him in the fame degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good fenfe ; learned in all fciences ; and therefore ipeaks properly on all fubjefts: as he knew what to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779
...in palticular. In thefirft place, ?.s he is the father of Englifh poetry, fo I hold him in the fame degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...the Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of gotd I'enfe ; learned in all fciences ; and therefore fyeaks properly on all fubjects: cs he knew what... | |
 | 1782
...preface to i;'j Fallci. As he [Chaucer] is the Father nf Englifh poetry, fo I hold him in the Came degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer or the Romans Virgil : he is a perjn-tual fountain of good fenfe, learned in all fciences, and therefore fpeaks properly on all fubjecls:... | |
 | English poets - 1790
...in particular. In the firft place, as he is the father of Englifh poetry, fo I hold him in the fame degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or...Romans Virgil: he is a perpetual fountain of good fenfe; learned in all fciences; and therefore fpeaks properly on all fubjects: as he knew what to fay,... | |
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In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer or the Romans Virgil. 
