 A Fable or Apologue, such as is now under consideration, seems to be, in its genuine state, a narrative in which beings irrational, and sometimes inanimate, arbores loquuntur, mm tantum fertf, are, for the purpose of moral instruction, feigned to act...  Fables - Страница 1по John Gay - 1870Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 страници
...inftruction, feigned to a£l and fpeak with human interefts and paffions. To this defcription the compofitions of Gay do not always conform. For a Fable he gives now and then a. Tale or an Allegory ; and from fome, by whatever name they may be called, it will be difficult to extract any... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 страници
...feigned to act and fpeak with human interefts and paffions. To this de. fcription the competitions of Gay do not always conform. For a Fable he gives now and then a Tale or an Allegory; and from fome, by-whatever name they may be. called, jt will be difficult to extract aiiy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 страници
...inftruction, feigned to act and fpeak with human interefts and paflions. To this defcription the compofitions of Gay do not always conform. For a Fable he gives now and then a Tale or an Allegory ; and from fome, by whatever name they may be called, it will be difficult to extract any... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 страници
...with human interefts and paflions. To this defcription the compofitions of Gay do nof always confprm. For a Fable he gives now and then a Tale or an Allegory; and from fome, by whatever name they may be called, it will be difficult to extract any moral... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 страници
...inftruftion, feigned to aft and fpeak with human intercfts and paffions. To this defcription the compofitions of Gay do not always conform. For a Fable he gives now and then a Tale, or an abftrafted Allegory ; and from fome, by whatever name they may be called, it will be difficult to extraft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 страници
...inftruction, feigned to act and fpeak with human interefts and paffions. To this defcription the compofitions of Gay do not always conform. For a Fable he gives now and then a Tale, or an abftrafted Allegory; and from fome, by whatever name they may be called, it will be difficult to extract... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 страници
...favourite work. Of this kind of fables he docs not appear to hive formed any diftinct or fettled notion. For a Fable he gives now and then a Tale, or an abiiracitd -Allegory ; and from fome, by whatever name they arc called, it will be difficult to cxtraâ... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 страници
...inftruction, feigned to act and fpeak with human interefts and paffions. To this defcription the compolitions of Gay do not always conform. For a Fable he gives now and then a Tale, or an abftracted Allegory ; and from fome, by whatever name they may be called, it will be difficult to extract... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 страници
...narrative, in which beings irrational, and sometimes inanimate, arbores loquuntur, non tantumferts, are, for the purpose of moral instruction, feigned...description the compositions of Gay do not always con* Speact. form, forte. For a Fable he gives now and then a Tale, or an abstracted Allegory ; and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 страници
...narrative, in which beings irrational, and sometimes inanimate, aibores loqmtntur, non tantm fercc, are, for the purpose of moral instruction, feigned...To this description the compositions of Gay do not alway» conform. For a fable he gives now and then a tale, or an abstracted allegory; and from some,... | |
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