 | Ovid - 1725 - Страниц: 388
...graceful, it were an Injury to the Author that they fhould be changed : But fince every Language is fo full of its own Proprieties, that what is Beautiful in one, is often Barbarous, nay fometimes Nonf cnfe in another, it would he unreafonable to limit a Traaflator to the narrow Compafs... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - Страниц: 352
...graceful, it were an Injury to the Author that they fhould bt chang'd : But fince every Language is fo full of its own Proprieties, that what is Beautiful in one, is often Barbarous, nay fometimesNonfenfe in another, it would be unreafonable to limit a Tranflator to the narrow Compafs... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - Страниц: 476
...graceful, it were an injury to the author that they ihould be changed : but fince every language is fo full of its own proprieties, that what is beautiful in one, is often barbarous, nay fometimes nqnfenfe in another, it would be unrcafonable to limit a tranflator to the narrow compafn... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - Страниц: 392
...graceful, it were an injury to the author that they mould be changed : but fince every language is fo full of its own proprieties, that what is beautiful in one, is often barbarous, nay fometimes nonfenfe in another, it would be unreafonable to limit a tranflator to the narrow compafs... | |
 | Ovid - 1776 - Страниц: 382
...graceful, it were an Injury to the Author that they (hould be changed : But fince every Language is fo full of its own Proprieties, that what is beautiful in one, is often barbarous, nay fometimes Nonfenfe in another, it would be unreafonable to limit a TranIlator to the narrow Compafs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Страниц: 352
...graceful, it were an injury to the author that they mould be changed : but fmce every language is fo full of its own proprieties, that what is beautiful in one, is often barbarous, nay fometimes nonfenfe in another, it would be unreafonable to limit a tranflator to the narrow compafs... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - Страниц: 362
...graceful, it were an injury to the author that they fhould be changed : but fince every language is fo full of its own proprieties, that what is beautiful in one, is often barbarous, nay fometimes nonfenfe in another, it would be unreafonable to limit a tranflator to the narrow compafs... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - Страниц: 842
...graceful, it were an injury to the author, that they fhould be changed : but fincc every language is fo full of its own proprieties, that what is beautiful in one, is often barbarous, na.y fometimes nonfenfe, in another, it would be unrealonable to limit a tranflator to the narrow cornpafs... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Страниц: 662
...seldom) literally graceful, it were an injury to the author that they should be changed. But since every language is so full of its own proprieties,...some expression which does not vitiate the sense. I suppose he may stretch his chain to such .a latitude; but by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Страниц: 674
...seldom) literally graceful, it were an injury to the author that they should be changed. But since every language is so full of its own proprieties,...some expression which does not vitiate the sense. I suppose he may stretch his chain to such a latitude; but by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he... | |
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But since every language is so full of its own proprieties, that what is beautiful in one, is often barbarous, nay sometimes nonsense in another, it would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words: it is enough... 
