 | John Dryden - 1702 - 362 sidor
...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 sidor
...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 sidor
...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 sidor
...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 sidor
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 sidor
...of an excellent original. Much lefs can I behold with patience Virgil, Homer, and fome others, whofe beauties I have been endeavouring all my life to imitate,...Poets, whom our Ogilbys have tranflated ? But I dare aflbre them, that a good Poet is no more like himfelf, in a dull tranflation, than his carcafe would... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 sidor
...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 sidor
...beauties I h;ive been endeavouring all my life to Imitate, fo abul'ed, as I may fay, to their faces, by a a botching interpreter. What Englifh readers, unacquainted...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 sidor
...of an excellent original. Much lefs can I behold with patience Virgil, Homer, and fome others, whofe beauties I have been endeavouring all my life to imitate,...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 366 sidor
...my life to imitate, fo abufed, as I may fay, to their faces, by a botching interpreter. What Engli(h readers, unacquainted with Greek or Latin, will believe...if they take thofe to be the fame Poets, whom our Ogilby* have tran(lated ? But I dare allure them, that a good 1'oet js no more like himfelf, in a dull... | |
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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... 
