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... 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 ...
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... translation . When languages are formed upon different prin- ciples , it is impossible that the same modes of expres- sion should always be elegant in both . While they run on together , the closest translation may be con- sidered as ...
... translation . When languages are formed upon different prin- ciples , it is impossible that the same modes of expres- sion should always be elegant in both . While they run on together , the closest translation may be con- sidered as ...
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... translation of the Acharnians , Knights , Birds , and Frogs . With an Introduction by W. W. MERRY . * 135 . Marlowe's Dr. Faustus , and Goethe's Faust , Part I. Anster's Translation . Intro . by A. W. WARD . * 136 . Butler's Analogy ...
... translation of the Acharnians , Knights , Birds , and Frogs . With an Introduction by W. W. MERRY . * 135 . Marlowe's Dr. Faustus , and Goethe's Faust , Part I. Anster's Translation . Intro . by A. W. WARD . * 136 . Butler's Analogy ...
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