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Page 161
... translator's genius ; that he should be such as may deserve a translation ; that he who intends to translate him should endeavour to understand him ; that perspicuity should be studied , and unusual and uncouth names sparingly inserted ...
... translator's genius ; that he should be such as may deserve a translation ; that he who intends to translate him should endeavour to understand him ; that perspicuity should be studied , and unusual and uncouth names sparingly inserted ...
Page 267
... translation ; and this may be , for aught I know , as good an entertainment for him as the conversation that he had set on between the Hinds and Panthers , and all the rest of animals , for whom M. Varillas may serve well enough as an ...
... translation ; and this may be , for aught I know , as good an entertainment for him as the conversation that he had set on between the Hinds and Panthers , and all the rest of animals , for whom M. Varillas may serve well enough as an ...
Page 295
... translation . When languages are formed upon different principles , it is impossible that the same modes of expression should always be elegant in both . While they run on together , the closest translation may be considered as the best ...
... translation . When languages are formed upon different principles , it is impossible that the same modes of expression should always be elegant in both . While they run on together , the closest translation may be considered as the best ...
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