 | William Godwin - Great Britain - 1804 - 536 pages
...with his own hand, 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 766 pages
...substitute." The inferences, however, which Mr. Tyrwhitt draws from this fact, viz. " that his majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 562 pages
...however, which Mr. Tyrwhitt draws from this fact, viz. " that his majesty was either totally RKosible of our author's poetical talents, or at least had...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 pages
...pleasure, of the Office of Comptroller of the custom of Wools, &c. in the opinion, that His Majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical...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 pages
...pleasure, of the Office of Comptroller of the custom of Wools, &c. in the opinion, that His Majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical...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 pages
...denies to him " the gift of discerning or patronizing a great poet," and asserts "that his majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical...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 pages
...own proper person and not by his substitute," — we shall probably be of opinion, that His Majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical...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 - 1860 - 384 pages
...own proper person, and not by his substitute,' — we shall probably be of opinion, that his majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical...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 - 1867 - 1072 pages
...oirn proper person and not by hii iubstit44te," — we shall probably be of opinion, that His Majesty was either totally insensible of our author's poetical...encourage him in the cultivation or exercise of them. It should seem that Edward, though adorned with many Koyal 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. 