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... translation in our lan- guage by Mr. Beloe , which possesses all the simplicity of the original . Thucidydes is among those who have con- fined their history to a particular period and event . It comprehends the space , as I remem- ber ...
... translation in our lan- guage by Mr. Beloe , which possesses all the simplicity of the original . Thucidydes is among those who have con- fined their history to a particular period and event . It comprehends the space , as I remem- ber ...
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... translation of Tindal . General Andreossi , however , who ought to be a judge of the language , denies that he possesses any taste . He is too fond of in- serting the whole of documents , of which he should only have given abstracts ...
... translation of Tindal . General Andreossi , however , who ought to be a judge of the language , denies that he possesses any taste . He is too fond of in- serting the whole of documents , of which he should only have given abstracts ...
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... translation by Thomas Johnnes , Esq . , a gentleman who stands distinguished among his contemporaries , as the possessor of a large for- tune , while he applies to literature with the in- dustry of an author by profession . The de ...
... translation by Thomas Johnnes , Esq . , a gentleman who stands distinguished among his contemporaries , as the possessor of a large for- tune , while he applies to literature with the in- dustry of an author by profession . The de ...
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... I must observe that no work loses so much by translation ; it is impossible to transfuse the curiosa felicitas of the author , or the peculiar humour of Sancho , into any other language . To FICTITIOUS NARRATIVE . 169.
... I must observe that no work loses so much by translation ; it is impossible to transfuse the curiosa felicitas of the author , or the peculiar humour of Sancho , into any other language . To FICTITIOUS NARRATIVE . 169.
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... translation of Plato would not at present have a sale . Many of Cicero's philosophical and critical works are also in dialogue , but I think they would appear to at least equal advantage in a different form . A modern author of great ...
... translation of Plato would not at present have a sale . Many of Cicero's philosophical and critical works are also in dialogue , but I think they would appear to at least equal advantage in a different form . A modern author of great ...
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