Letters Concerning Poetical Translations, and Virgil's and Milton's Arts of Verse, &c.. |
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... fame nature . To begin with the Bufinefs of Tranflation . Whoever fits down to tranflate a Poet , ought ing the first place to confider his Author's peculiar Stile ; for without this , tho ' the Translation may be very good in all other ...
... fame nature . To begin with the Bufinefs of Tranflation . Whoever fits down to tranflate a Poet , ought ing the first place to confider his Author's peculiar Stile ; for without this , tho ' the Translation may be very good in all other ...
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... fame Reafon he introduces the most so- lemn and most important Speech in the Eneid , with three Monofyllables , which caufes great De- lay in the Speaker , and gives great Majefty to the Speech . O Qui Res Hominumq ; Deumq ; - These ...
... fame Reafon he introduces the most so- lemn and most important Speech in the Eneid , with three Monofyllables , which caufes great De- lay in the Speaker , and gives great Majefty to the Speech . O Qui Res Hominumq ; Deumq ; - These ...
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... fame time points up to it . Neither is the Conclufion of the Speech lefs remarkable than the Beginning of it : The Prieft of Apollo does not end in an humble fupplicant manner like a common Şuitor ; but he frankly offers his Presents ...
... fame time points up to it . Neither is the Conclufion of the Speech lefs remarkable than the Beginning of it : The Prieft of Apollo does not end in an humble fupplicant manner like a common Şuitor ; but he frankly offers his Presents ...
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... fame nature , one of which I will mention ; " The Queen of Heav'n did thus her fury vent . The Metre of this Line , as the Words are here rang'd , is not bad , as the Ear can judge ; but it would have been extremely fo , if he had writ ...
... fame nature , one of which I will mention ; " The Queen of Heav'n did thus her fury vent . The Metre of this Line , as the Words are here rang'd , is not bad , as the Ear can judge ; but it would have been extremely fo , if he had writ ...
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... fame na- ture . " Urbs antiqua fuit , Tyrii tenuere Coloni , 66 66 Carthago , Italiam contra , Tyberinaque longe Oftia , dives opum , ftudiifque Afperrima Belli . ' " Against * Against the Italian Coaft , of ancient Fame " ( 15 )
... fame na- ture . " Urbs antiqua fuit , Tyrii tenuere Coloni , 66 66 Carthago , Italiam contra , Tyberinaque longe Oftia , dives opum , ftudiifque Afperrima Belli . ' " Against * Against the Italian Coaft , of ancient Fame " ( 15 )
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Page 44 - O'er many a frozen, many a fiery Alp, Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens, and shades of death, A universe of death ; which God by curse Created evil, for evil only good ; Where all life dies, death lives, and nature breeds...
Page 40 - OF Man's firft difobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whofe mortal tafte Brought death into the world, and all our woe. With lofs of Eden, till one greater Man Reftore us, and regain the blifsful feat, 5 Sing, heav'nly Mufe, that on the fecret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didft infpire That fhepherd, who firft taught the chofen feed...
Page 8 - Though oft the ear the open vowels tire; While expletives their feeble aid do join; And ten low words oft creep in one dull line: While they ring round the same unvaried chimes With sure returns of still expected rhymes: Where'er you find "the cooling western breeze...
Page 42 - In loss itself : which on his countenance cast Like doubtful hue. But he, his wonted pride Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore Semblance of worth, not substance, gently raised Their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears. Then straight commands, that, at the warlike sound Of trumpets loud and clarions, be upreared His mighty standard. That proud honour claimed Azazel as his right, a Cherub tall...
Page 70 - The Lord, ye know, is God indeed ; Without our aid he did us make : We are his flock, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take.
Page 81 - And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Page 43 - In jointed armour watch : on smooth the seal And bended dolphins play ; part, huge of bulk, Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean : there Leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretch'd like a promontory, sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land, and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk spouts out a sea.
Page 54 - THE Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and on cherubim, Full royally, he rode ; And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad.
Page 49 - Manlike, but different fex, fo lovely fair, That what feem'd fair in all the world, feem'd now Mean, or in her fumm'd up, in her contain'd And in her looks...
Page 44 - Rocks, dens, and caves ! But I in none of these Find place or refuge ; and the more I see Pleasures about me, so much more I feel...