Of JANUARY and MAY, The WIFE of BATH, and TRANSLATIONS of STATIUS and OvId, and the IміTATIONS of Some ENGLISH POETS. T HE first dawnings of polite literature in Italy, appeared in talewriting and fables. Boccace gave a currency and vogue to this species of composition. He collected many of the common tales of his country, and delivered them in VOL. II. B the |