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Page 218
He apparently professed himself a poet, and added his name to those of the
other wits in the version of Juvenal ; but he is a very licentious translator, and
does not recompense his neglect of the author by beauties of his own. In his
original ...
He apparently professed himself a poet, and added his name to those of the
other wits in the version of Juvenal ; but he is a very licentious translator, and
does not recompense his neglect of the author by beauties of his own. In his
original ...
Page 271
In 1693 appeared a new version of Juvenal and Persius. Of Juvenal he
translated the first, third, sixth, tenth, and sixteenth satires; and of Persius the
whole work. On this occasion he introduced his two sons to the publick, as
nurselings of the ...
In 1693 appeared a new version of Juvenal and Persius. Of Juvenal he
translated the first, third, sixth, tenth, and sixteenth satires; and of Persius the
whole work. On this occasion he introduced his two sons to the publick, as
nurselings of the ...
Page 317
The peculiarity of Juvenal is a mixture of gaiety and stateliness, of pointed
sentences and declamatory grandeur. His points have not been neglected; but
his grandeur none of the band seemed to consider as necessary to be imitated,
except ...
The peculiarity of Juvenal is a mixture of gaiety and stateliness, of pointed
sentences and declamatory grandeur. His points have not been neglected; but
his grandeur none of the band seemed to consider as necessary to be imitated,
except ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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