 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 670 pages
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words : it is enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate...his chain to such a latitude; but by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the spirit of an author may be transfused, and yet... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words : it is enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate...his chain to such a latitude; but by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the spirit of an author may be transfused, and yet... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 490 pages
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words : it is enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate...his chain to such a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the spirit of an author may be transfused, and yet... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 496 pages
...be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words : it is enough it he choose out some expression which does not vitiate...his chain to such a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means the spirit of an author may be transfused, and yet... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...author's words. It is enough if he choose out some expression which doe» not vitiate the sense. 1 suppose he may stretch his chain to such a latitude ; but, by innovation of thouzhts, methiiiks, he breaks it. By this means the spirit of an author may be transfused, and yet... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words. It is enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate the sense. 1 suppose he may stretch his chain to such a latitude j but, by innovation of thoughts, methiuks, he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words. It is enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate the sense. 1 suppose he may stretch his chain to such a latitude; but, by innovation. nf thoughts, metliuiks,... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - Translating and interpreting - 1813 - 466 pages
...translator to the " narrow compass of his author's words. It " is enough if he choose out some expres" sion which does not vitiate the sense. I " suppose he may...chain to such " a latitude ; but by innovation of thoughts, " methinks, he breaks it. By this means, " the spirit of an author may be transfused, " and... | |
 | England - 1845 - 816 pages
...would be uureasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his anthor's words ; it is enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate...sense. I suppose he may stretch his chain to such a latitnde ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks be breaks it. By this means the spirit of an anthor... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 496 pages
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words : it is enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate the sense. I suppose he may stretch Jiis chain to such a latitude ; but, by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. By this means... | |
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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... 
