The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 259
... Georgics , " may be given this peculiar praise , that it is grounded in truth ; that the precepts which it contains are exact and just ; and that it is therefore , at once , a book of entertainment and of science . This I was told by ...
... Georgics , " may be given this peculiar praise , that it is grounded in truth ; that the precepts which it contains are exact and just ; and that it is therefore , at once , a book of entertainment and of science . This I was told by ...
Page 316
... Georgics " to the Earl of Chesterfield , and the " Eneid " to the Earl of Mulgrave . This economy or flattery , at once lavish and discreet , did not pass without observation . This translation was censured by Milbourne , a clergyman ...
... Georgics " to the Earl of Chesterfield , and the " Eneid " to the Earl of Mulgrave . This economy or flattery , at once lavish and discreet , did not pass without observation . This translation was censured by Milbourne , a clergyman ...
Page 328
... Georgics " the holy butcher : the translation is not indeed ridi culous ; but Trapp's anger arises from his zeal , not for the Author , but the priest ; as if any re- proach of the follies of paganism could be extend- ed to the ...
... Georgics " the holy butcher : the translation is not indeed ridi culous ; but Trapp's anger arises from his zeal , not for the Author , but the priest ; as if any re- proach of the follies of paganism could be extend- ed to the ...
Page 368
... Georgics " and the " Eneid " should be much de- lighted with any version . One All these obstacles Dryden saw , and all these he determined to encounter . The expectation of his work was undoubtedly great ; the nation consi- dered its ...
... Georgics " and the " Eneid " should be much de- lighted with any version . One All these obstacles Dryden saw , and all these he determined to encounter . The expectation of his work was undoubtedly great ; the nation consi- dered its ...
Page 369
... Georgics ; and , as he professes to give his antagonist an opportunity of reprisal , he has add- ed his own version of the first and fourth Pasto- rals , and the first Georgic . The world has forgotten his book ; but since his attempt ...
... Georgics ; and , as he professes to give his antagonist an opportunity of reprisal , he has add- ed his own version of the first and fourth Pasto- rals , and the first Georgic . The world has forgotten his book ; but since his attempt ...
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