 Tis sufficient to say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days: their general characters are still remaining in mankind, and even in England, though...  The Literature of Society - Page 39by Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1899 - 224 pages
...say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grandames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their...called by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Canons, and lady Abbesses, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1900 - 348 pages
...according to the proverb, 35 that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grand-dames all before us, *as they were in Chaucer's days : their...called by other names than those of Monks, and Friars, and Canons, and Lady Abbesses, and Nuns ; 5 for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of Nature,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1900 - 760 pages
...say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grandames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their...are called by other names than those of Monks and Frinrs, and Canons, and lady Abbesses, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1901 - 628 pages
...above the critical level of his age, in the Prologue ' we have our forefathers and great-grandames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their...called by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Canons, and Lady Abbesses, and Nuns : for mankind b ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature,... | |
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 458 pages
...not what to follow. It is sufficient to say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great grand-dames all before...called by other names than those of monks, and friars, and canons, and lady abbesses, and nuns : for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature,... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1905 - 422 pages
...to say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great- 35 grand-dames all before us as they were in Chaucer's...called by other names than those of monks and friars and canons and lady abbesses and nuns; for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature... | |
 | William Tenney Brewster - 1907 - 424 pages
...according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grand-dames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their...called by other names than those of Monks, and Friars, and Canons, and Lady Abbesses, and Nuns; for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature,... | |
 | Elizabeth Lee - 1907 - 112 pages
...say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grandames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days ; their...called by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Canons, and 20 Lady Abbesses, and Nuns : for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of... | |
 | Alphonso Gerald Newcomer - 1910 - 776 pages
...according to the proverb, that here is God 's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grand-dames able curb, reserved!" His captive multitude. For he, be sure, In bighth and canons and lady abbesses and nuns; for mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature... | |
 | 1910 - 482 pages
...say, according to the proverb, that here is God's plenty. We have our forefathers and great-grandames all before us, as they were in Chaucer's days; their...are still remaining in mankind, and even in England, tho' they are call'd by other names than those of Monks and Friars, and Canons, and Lady Abbesses,... | |
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