 | Ovid - 1725 - 388 sidor
...chufe out fome Expreffion "which does not viciate the Senfe. I fuppofe he may ftretch his Chain to fuch a Latitude^ but by Innovation of Thoughts, methinks...breaks it. By this Means the Spirit of an Author may be transfus'd, and yet not loft : And thus 'tis plain, that the Reafon alledged by Sir John Dettham, has... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...choofe out fome expreffion which does not vitiate the fenfe. I fuppofe he may ftretch his chain to fuch a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the fpirit of an author may be transfufed, and yet not loft : and thus it is plain, that the reafon alled^ed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...choofe out fome expreffion which docs not vitiate the fenfe. I fuppofe he may Hretch his chain to fuch a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the fpirit of an author may be tiansfufed, and yet not loft : and thus it is plain, that the reafon alledaed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sidor
...choofe out fome expreffion which does not vitiate the fenfe. I fuppofe he may ftretch his chain to fuch a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the fpirit of an author may be transfufed, and yet not loft: and thus it is plain, that the reafon alledged... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 sidor
...chooie out fome expreffion which does not vitiate the fenfe. I fuppofe he may flretch his chain to fuch a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the fpirit of an author may be transfufed, and yet not loft: and thus it is plain, that the reafon alledged... | |
 | Ovid - 1776 - 382 sidor
...Senfe. I fuppofe he may ftretch his Chain to fuch a Latitude, but by Innovation of Thoughts meihinks he breaks it. By this Means the Spirit of an Author may be transfufed, and yet not loft : And thus it is plain, that the Reafon alledged by Sir John Denbam, has... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 366 sidor
...choofe out fome exprefiion which does not vitiate the fenfe. I fuppofe he may ftretch his chain to fuch a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the fpirit of an author may be transfufed, and yet not loft : and thus it is plain, that the reafon alledged... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 362 sidor
...choofe out fome expreffion which does not vitiate the fenfe. I fuppofe he may ftretch his chain to fuch a latitude; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the fpirit of an author may be transfufed, and yet not loft : and thus it is plain, that the reafon alledged... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 sidor
...choofe oat fome expreffion which does not vitiate the fenfe. I fuppofc he may ftreteh hi« chain to fuch a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means, the fpirit of an author may be tranffufed, 'and yet not loft : and thus it is plain, that the reafon alleged... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 sidor
...enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate the sense, I suppose he may stretch his chain to such a latitude; but by innovation of thoughts,...John Denham has no farther force than to expression r for thought, if it be translated truly, cannot be lost in another language ; but the words that convey... | |
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... enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate the sense, I suppose he may stretch his chain to such a latitude; but by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the spirit of an author may be transfused, and yet... 
