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Pagina 28
To the Miscellanies succeed the Anacreontics , or paraphrastical translations of
some little poems , which pass , however justly , under the name of Anacreon . Of
these songs dedicated to festivity and gaiety , in which , even the morality is ...
To the Miscellanies succeed the Anacreontics , or paraphrastical translations of
some little poems , which pass , however justly , under the name of Anacreon . Of
these songs dedicated to festivity and gaiety , in which , even the morality is ...
Pagina 30
Though the English Ode cannot be called a translation , it may be very properly
consulted as a commentary . The spirit of Pindar is indeed not every where
equally preserved . The following pretty lines are not such as his deep mouth was
used ...
Though the English Ode cannot be called a translation , it may be very properly
consulted as a commentary . The spirit of Pindar is indeed not every where
equally preserved . The following pretty lines are not such as his deep mouth was
used ...
Pagina 47
... who freed translation from servility , and instead of following his author at a
distance , walked by his side ; and that , if he left versification yet improvable , he
left likewise from time to time such specimens of excellence as enabled
succeeding ...
... who freed translation from servility , and instead of following his author at a
distance , walked by his side ; and that , if he left versification yet improvable , he
left likewise from time to time such specimens of excellence as enabled
succeeding ...
Pagina 48
He seems to have divided his studies between law and poetry : for , in 1636 , he
translated the second book of the Æneid . Two years after , his father died ; and
then , notwithstanding his resolutions and professions , he returned again to the ...
He seems to have divided his studies between law and poetry : for , in 1636 , he
translated the second book of the Æneid . Two years after , his father died ; and
then , notwithstanding his resolutions and professions , he returned again to the ...
Pagina 49
This year he published his translation of " Cato Major . ” He now resided in
France as one of the followers of the exiled King ; and , to divert the melancholy
of their condition , was sometimes enjoined by his masters to write occasional
verses ...
This year he published his translation of " Cato Major . ” He now resided in
France as one of the followers of the exiled King ; and , to divert the melancholy
of their condition , was sometimes enjoined by his masters to write occasional
verses ...
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| Titel | The Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Volume 1 Volumes 418-419 van Collection of British authors Volumes 418-419 van Tauchnitz edition. Collection of British authors The Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Johnson Volume 1 van The lives of the english poets, Samuel Johnson |
| Auteur | Johnson |
| Uitgever | Tauchnitz, 1858 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Universiteit Gent |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 16 juni 2008 |
| Lengte | 4 pagina's |
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