 | John Dryden - 1702 - 362 páginas
...Life to imitate, fb abus'd, as I may fay, to their Faces, by a botching Interpreter. What Englifli Readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe...or any other man when we commend thofe Authors, and confers we derive all that is pardonable in us from their Fountains, if they take thofe to be the fame... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 páginas
...to their Faces, by a botching Interpreter. What Englijh Readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latiny will believe me or any other man, when we commend...if they take thofe to be the fame Poets, whom our Ogleby's have Translated? But I dare afllire them, that a good Poet is no more like hirrifelf, in A... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 páginas
...my Life to imitate, fo abus'd, as I may fay, to their Faces, by a botching Interpreter. What Englijh Readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin^ will believe...we derive all that is pardonable in us from their Fountain^ if they take thofe to be the fame Peers, whom our Ogkby's have Tranflatcd? But I dare aiTure... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 páginas
...to theiT Fa'Ces, by a botehing Inrerprerer. What Engtifi Readersj unacquainted with Greek or Larin, will believe me or any other man, when we commend thofe Authors, aad confefs we derive all that is pardonable in us from their Fountains, if they take thofe to be the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 páginas
...Life to imitate, fo abub'd, as I may far/, to their Faces, by a botching Interpreter. What Englijb Readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe...Fountains, if they take thofe to be the fame Poets, whom oar Ogilby's have tran dated? But I dare affure them, that a good Poet is no more like himfelf, in... | |
 | William Melmoth - 1758 - 474 páginas
...than thefe lines. One may fay upon this occafion, what Dryden himfelf, I remember, fomewhere obferves, that a good poet is no more like himfelf in a dull tranflation, than his dead car cafe would be to his living body. To catch indeed the foul of our Grecian... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 páginas
...to imitate, fo abufed, as I 4 may may fay, to their faces, by a botching interpreter. What Englifli readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe...that a good Poet is no more like himfelf, in a dull tranflation, than his carcafe would be to his living body. There are many, who underftand Greek and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 páginas
...to imitate, fo abufed, as I 4 may may fay, to their faces, by a botching interpreter. What Englifti readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe...Poets, whom our Ogilbys have tranflated ? But I dare afiure them, that a good Poet is no more like himfelf, in a dull tranllation, than his carcafe would... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 páginas
...Imitate, fo abul'ed, as I may fay, to their faces, by PREFACE. a botching interpreter. What Englifh readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe...Poets, whom our Ogilbys have tranflated ? But I dare aflure them, that a good poet is no more like himfelf, in a dull tranflation, than his carcafe would... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 386 páginas
...imitate, fo abufed, as 1 may fay, to their faces, by • • a a Botching interpreter. What Englifh readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe me, or any other man, when we commerid thofe authors,' and confefs we derive all that is pardonable in u* from their fountains, if... | |
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What English readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe me, or any other man, when we commend those authors, and confess we derive all that is pardonable in us from their fountains, if they take those to be the same poets, whom our Ogilbys... 
