| John Dryden - 1702 - 362 pages
...able to Judge of Words and Stilej but he muft be a Mafter of them too: He muft perfectly underfland his Author's Tongue, and abfolutely command his own : So that to be a thorow Translator, he muft be a thorow Toet. Neither is it enough to give his Author's Senfe, in geodEnglifh,... | |
| Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...Tranflate a foreign Language. Neither is it fufficient that he be able to Judge of Words and Stile ; but he muft be a Mafter of them too : He muft perfectly...thorough Poet. Neither is it enough to give his Author's Senfe, in good EngliJI^ in Poetical expreffions, and in Mufical numbers: For, though all thefe are... | |
| John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...he muft be a Mafter of them too : He muft perfectly underftand his Author's Tongue, and abfolurely command his own : So that to be a thorough Tranflator,...thorough Poet. Neither is it enough to give his Author's Senfe, in good Englijh^ in Poerical expreffions, and in Mufical numbers : For, though all thc(e are... | |
| John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...mull be a Mafter of them too: He mull perfectly undentand -bis Author's Tongue, and abfolutely comtmud his own ; So that to be a thorough Tranflator, he...thorough Poet. Neither is it enough to give his Author's Senfe, in good Etiglijhy in Poetical expreffions, and in Mufical numbers : For, though all thefe are... | |
| John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pages
...tranflate a foreign Language. Neither is it fufficient, that he be able to judge of Words and Style ; but he muft be a Mafter of them too : He muft perfectly...thorough Poet. Neither is it enough to give his Author's Senfe, in good EngKJh, in poetical Expreffions, and in mufical Numbers : For, though all thefe are... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pages
...that he be able tojudge of words and ftyle ; VOL. II. C c but he muft be a matter of them too : He mud perfectly underftand his author's tongue, and abfolutely...give his author's fenfe in good Englifh, in poetical exprefiions, and in mufical numbers : for, though all thefe are exceeding difficult to perform, there... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...is it fufficient, that he be able tojudge of words and ftyle ; VOL. II. Cc but he muft be a matter of them too : He muft perfectly underftand his author's...tranflator, he muft be a thorough Poet. Neither is it enough fo give his author's fenfe in good Englifh, in poetical expreffions, and in mufical numbers : for,... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 386 pages
...that he be abla to judge of words and ftyle ; bat he muft be a maftef of them too : He muft perfeftly underftand his author's tongue, and abfolutely command...difficult to perform, there yet remains an harder tafk ; and it is a fecret of which few tranflators have fufficiently thought. I have alreadyhinted... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pages
...mafier of them too : He muft perfeftly underftand his author's tongue, and abfolutely command his own.So that, to be a thorough tranflator, he muft be a thorough...Neither is it enough to give his author's fenfe in good En-gliCh, in poetical expreffions, and in mufical numbers : for, though all thefe are exceeding difficult... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...he muft be a mafter of them too : he muft perfeftly underftand his author's tongue, and abfolute'y command his own. So that, to. be a thorough tranflator,...give his author's fenfe in good Englifh, in poetical cxpreffions, and in mufical numbers : for, though aU thefe are exceeding difficult to perform, there... | |
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