 | Sir John Denham - 1709 - 354 sidor
...into Language, but Poefie into Poefie;andPoefie is of fo fubtile a Spirit, that in the pouring but of one Language into another, it will all evaporate ; and if a new Spirit be not added in Transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput mortuutny there being certain... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1714 - 382 sidor
...alone to tranflare Language into Language, but Poefic inro Poefie; and Poefie is of fo fubtle a Spirit, that in pouring out of one Language into another, it will all evaporate, and if a new Spirit is not added in the Transfuficn, there will remain nothing but a caput mertuum, there beirg... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1734 - 382 sidor
...Spirit, that in pouring out of one Language into another, it will all evaporate, and if a new Spirit is not added in the Transfufion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortumn, there being certain Graces and Happineffes peculiar to every Language, which give Life and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 sidor
...before the Tranflation of the fecond /Emid. Poetry is ef fo fulftle a Spirit, that, in pouring cut of one Language into another, it will all evaporate ; and, if a new Spirit be not added in the Transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum. I confefs this... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...innovation, in his admirable preface before the trnflation of the fecond JEne\d. " Poetiy is offo fubtlea fpirit, that, in pouring out of one language into...transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum." Iconfefs this argument holds good againft a literal tranflation ; but who defends it ? Imitation... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 466 sidor
..." alone to tranflate language into language, but poefie into " poefie : and poefie is of fo fubtile a fpirit, that, in pouring " out of one language into another, it will ail evaporate j and " if a new fpirit be not added in the transfufion, there will " remain nothing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 sidor
...his innovation, in his admirable preface before before the tranftation of the fecond ^Eneid. " Poetry is of fo fubtle a fpirit, that, in pouring out of...transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum." I confefs this argument holds good againft a literal tranflation ; but who defends it ? Imitation... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sidor
...innovation, in his admirable preface before before the tranflation of the fecond /line-id. " Poetry is of fo fubtle a fpirit, that, in pouring out of...into another, it will all evaporate ; and, if a new i'pirit be not added in the transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum." I confefs... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 sidor
...of the fecond -/Encid. " Poetry is of fo fub" tie a fpirit, that, in pauring out of one lau" guage into another, it will all evaporate ; and, " if a...transfufion, " there will remain nothing but a Caput Mor" tuum. " I confcfs this argument holds good againft a literal tranflation ; but who defends it... | |
 | 1797 - 550 sidor
...alone to tranflate language, into language, but poefy into poefy ; and poefy is of fo fubtle a Spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate, and if a new fpirit is not added in the transfufion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortuum, there being certain... | |
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... poesie is of so subtle a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate ; and if a new spirit be not added in the transfusion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortuum... 
