| John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Phifiognomics and Perfons. EaftiftaPorta could not have defcrib'd theif Natures beErer, than by the M which the Poet gives them. The Matter and Manner of their Tales, and of their Telling, are fo fuited co their different Educations, Humours, and Callings, that each of them would be improper in any other... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of...callings, that each of them would be improper in any other mouth. Even the grave and lerious characters are diftin^uifhed by their feveral forts of gravity... | |
| Biography - 1761 - 614 pages
...phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could " not have defcribed their natures better than by the marks " which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of...tales and of their telling, are fo fuited to their diffe" rent educations, humours, and railings, that each of them " would be improper in any other mouth.... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could " not have defcribed their natures better than by the marks " which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of...tales and of their telling, are fo fuited to their diffe** rent educations, humours, and callings, that each of them " would be improper in any other... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifla Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of...their tales, and of their telling, are fo fuited to thejr different educations, humours and callings, that each of them would be improper in any other... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which the poet gives them. Ths matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are fo fuited to their difterent educations, humours and callings, that each of them would be improper in any other mouth.... | |
| Joseph Towers - Bio-bibliography - 1773 - 498 pages
...phyfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which the Poet gives them. The matter and manner of...callings, that each of them would be improper in any other mouth. Even the grave and ferious charafters are diftinguimed by their feveral forts of gravity... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...phyf:ognomies and perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of...callings, that each of them would be improper in any other mouth. E.ven the grave and ferious charafters are diftinguifhed by their feveral forts of gravity... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...perfons. Baptifta Porta could not have defcribed their natures better, than by the marks which tr.:e poet gives them. The matter and manner of their tales,...callings, that each of them would be improper in any other mouth. Even the grave and ferious charafters are diftinguifhed by their feveral forts of gravity:... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...phvfiognomies and perfons. Baptifta Port* could not have defcribed their nalures better, than by the marks which the poet gives them. The matter and manner of their tales, and of their telling, are fo Anted to their different educations, humours, and callings, that each JD( them would be improper in... | |
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