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" But in fome places he feems not to have touched it with that delicacy of pencil, which graces the original ; as he has entirely loft the beauty of one of the figures. Hector is... "
The Letters of Sir Thomas Fitzosborne, on Several Subjects - Page 219
by William Melmoth - 1758 - 452 pages
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The Letters of Sir Thomas Fitzosborne, on Several Subjects

William Melmoth - English letters - 1769 - 476 pages
...fome places he feems not to have pouched it with that delicacy of pencil which graces the qriginal ; as h,e has entirely loft the beauty of one of the figures. HeQor is reprefented as extending his arms to embrace the little Aftyanax, who being terrified with...
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Extracts from mr. Pope's translation corresponding with The beauties of ...

Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...avulfum loqui po/e. The moft pleafing pi&ure in the whole Iliad, is, I think, the parting of He£tor and Andromache : and our excellent tranflator has,...entirely loft the beauty of one of the figures. Hector is repre. fented as extending his arms to embrace the little Aftyanax, who being terrified with the unufual...
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Harrison's British Classicks: The Idler. Fitz Osbornes Letters. Shenstones ...

1787 - 528 pages
...our excellent tranftator has, ir. general, very fuccefsfully copied it. But in lume places he items not to have touched it with that delicacy of pencil, which graces the original; as lie hr.s »ntirely loft the beauty of one of the figures. Hei>or is reprefentedas extending his arms...
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Essay on the Principles of Translation

Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - Translating and interpreting - 1797 - 446 pages
...has incurred on that account the cenfure of Mr Melmoth, who fays, " He has not touched the picture with " that delicacy of pencil which graces " the...entirely loft the " beauty of one of the figures.— Though " the . ./•• / • . f-- / f ' / /-~-• , f ' '• ' ' „ ?' •? '-." i.-r. -•'•...
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Fitzosborne's Letters: On Several Subjects

William Melmoth - English letters - 1815 - 314 pages
...oar excellent translator has, in general, very successfully copied it. But in some places he seems not to have touched it with that delicacy of pencil which graces the original ; as he has entirely lost the beauty of one of the figures.— Hector is represented as extendmg his arms to embrace the...
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The British Prose Writers...: Fitzosborne's letters

British prose literature - 1821 - 336 pages
...our excellent translator has, in genera), very successfully copied it. But in some places he seems not to have touched it with that delicacy of pencil which graces the original ; as he has entirely lost the beauty of one of the figures. — Hector is represented as extending his arms to embrace the...
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