 | William Godwin - 1804
...every species of offspring of the CHAP. * " XXIV. imagination. The Roman de la Rose, which '-. was written during the thirteenth century, placed their...considerable extent than the Iliad, and above twice as1 long as the epic of Virgil. No period of Chau- Pe1iod of cer,s life can with greater probability... | |
 | 1804
...of the Rose, " a poem which, he says, may justly be regarded as the predecessor and progeniior oí" all that is most admirable in the effusions of modern, in contradistinction to the chivalrous poetry." An opinion more foolish, and unsupported by any fact, or shadow of fact, was, we believe, never hazarded... | |
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XXIV. imagination. The Roman de la Rose, which '-. was written during the thirteenth century, placed their preeminence as to these early ages beyond the reach of rivalship. It may justly be regarded as the predecessor and progenitor of all that is most... 