 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...the celebrated translator of GODFREY OF BULLOIGNE. He was of Queen Elizabeth ; great masters in our language, and who saw much farther into the beauties...immediately followed them. Milton was the poetical son of Spencer, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax ; for we have our lineal descents and clans, as well as other families.6... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...the celebrated translator of GODVREY OK BULLOIGNE. He was of Queen Elizabeth ; great masters in our language, and who saw much farther into the beauties...immediately followed them. Milton was the poetical son of Spencer, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax ; for we have our lineal descents and clans, as well as other families.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...celebrated translator of GODFREY or BULLOIGNE. He was of Queen Elizabeth; great masters in our/Jan-- guage, and who saw much farther into the beauties of our...immediately followed them. Milton was the poetical son of Spencer, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax ; for we have our lineal descents and clans, as well as other families.... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...century. For Spenser and Fairfax both flourished in the reign of queen Elizabeth ; great masters in our language ; and who saw much farther into the beauties...transfused into his body ; and that he was begotten hy him two hundred years after his decease. Milton has acknowledged tome, that Spenser was his original;... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...century. For Spenser and Fairfax both flourished in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ; great masters in our language, and who saw much farther into the beauties...of Spenser, and Mr Waller of Fairfax; for we have * These translations are to be found in the 12th volume, being placed after the versions of Ovid's... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...Spenser and Fairfax both flourished in the feign of Queen Elizabeth ; great masters in outlanguage, and who saw much farther into the beauties of our...of Spenser, and Mr Waller of Fairfax; for we have * These translations are to be. found in the 12th volume, being placed after the versions of Ovid's... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...century. For Spenser and Fairfax bath flourished in the reign of queen Elizabeth; great masters in our language, and who saw much farther into the beauties...that he was begotten by him two hundred years after hie decease. Milton has acknowledged to me, that Spenser was his original; and many besides myself... | |
 | Thomas Gray, John Mitford - 1816 - 446 pages
...RufFhead, and subsequently in many other works. " Milton (says Dryden in the preface to his Fables) was the poetical son of Spenser, and Mr. Waller of...lineal descents and clans as well as other families." Upon this principle, Pope* drew up his little catalogue of the English * Pope observed /to Spence that... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...century. For Spenser and Fairfax both flourished in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ; great masters in our language, and who saw much farther into the beauties...of Spenser, and Mr Waller of Fairfax ; for we have * These translations are to be found in the 12th volume, being placed after the versions of Ovid's... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...century. For Spencer and Fairfax both flourished in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ; great masters in our language, and who saw much farther into the beauties...immediately followed them. Milton was the poetical son of Spencer, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax ; for we have our lineal descents and clans, as well as other families.... | |
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Milton was the poetical son of Spenser, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax, for we have our lineal descents and clans as well as other families. Spenser more than once insinuates that the soul of Chaucer was transfused into his body, and that he was begotten by... 
