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Page 87
... Georgics , " may be given this peculiar unless it may be thought precluded by the an- praise , that it is grounded in truth ; that the cient Centos . To degrade the sounding words precepts which it contains are exact and just ; and ...
... Georgics , " may be given this peculiar unless it may be thought precluded by the an- praise , that it is grounded in truth ; that the cient Centos . To degrade the sounding words precepts which it contains are exact and just ; and ...
Page 107
... Georgics " to the Earl of Chesterfield , and the " Eneid " to the Earl of Mulgrave . This economy of flattery , at once lavish and discreet , did not pass without obser- vation . This translation was censured by Milbourne , a clergyman ...
... Georgics " to the Earl of Chesterfield , and the " Eneid " to the Earl of Mulgrave . This economy of flattery , at once lavish and discreet , did not pass without obser- vation . This translation was censured by Milbourne , a clergyman ...
Page 111
... Georgics " the holy butcher : the translation is not indeed ridiculous ; but Trapp's anger arises from his zeal , not for the Author , but the priest ; as if any reproach of the follies of paganism could be extended to the preachers of ...
... Georgics " the holy butcher : the translation is not indeed ridiculous ; but Trapp's anger arises from his zeal , not for the Author , but the priest ; as if any reproach of the follies of paganism could be extended to the preachers of ...
Page 124
... Georgics ; and , as he professes to give his antagonist an opportunity of reprisal , he has added his own version of the first and fourth Pastorals , and the first Georgic . The world has forgotten his book ; but since his at- tempt has ...
... Georgics ; and , as he professes to give his antagonist an opportunity of reprisal , he has added his own version of the first and fourth Pastorals , and the first Georgic . The world has forgotten his book ; but since his at- tempt has ...
Page 125
... another blank version of the " Eneid ; " to which , notwithstanding the slight regard with which it was treated , he had afterwards perseverance enough to add the R " Eclogues " and " Georgics . " His book DRYDEN . 125.
... another blank version of the " Eneid ; " to which , notwithstanding the slight regard with which it was treated , he had afterwards perseverance enough to add the R " Eclogues " and " Georgics . " His book DRYDEN . 125.
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