That servile path thou nobly dost decline, Of tracing word by word, and line by line : A new and nobler way thou dost pursue, To make translations ,and translators too : They but preserve the ashes, thou the flame, True to his sense, but truer to his... The Quarterly Review - Page 339edited by - 1858Full view - About this book
| Ovid - 1725 - 388 pages
...to Sir Rich. Fan/haw, on his Verfionof the Paftor Fido. 'fhat fervile Path thoa nobly daft dicltne, Of tracing Word by Word, and Line by Line;. A new and nobler Way than dojl furfue^ To make Trat^Jlatious and Iraxftators top ; 1'hey but frefer-oe the. Ajkes, thou... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...,Denhsm to Sir Rich. Fanjhaw, on his Verfion of the Paftor Fido. That fertile Path thou noblv dofl decline, ~ Of tracing Word by Word, and Line by Line. A new and nobler Way thou daft purfue, To make Translations and Tranftators too : They but preferve the Ajhes, thou the Flame,... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...Denham to Sir Richard Fanfhaw, on his verfion of the Paftor Fido. That fervile path thou nobly doft decline, Of tracing word by word, and line by line, .. . A new and nobler way thou doft purfue, To make tranflations and tranflators too : They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame,... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...Denham to Sir Richard Fanfhaw, on hi^ verfion of the Paftor Fido. That fervile path thou nobly doft decline, Of tracing word by word, and line by line. A new and nobler way thou dofl purfue, To make tranflations and tranflators too : They but preferve the allies, thou the flame,... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...Denham to Sir Richard Fanfhaw, on his verfion of the Paftor Fido. That fervile path thou nobly doft decline Of tracing word by word, and line by line. A new and nobler way thou doft purfue, To make tranflations and tranflators too : They but prefcrve the afhes, thou the flame,... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...Denham to Sir Richard Fanfhaw, on his verfion of the Paftor Fido. That fervile path thou nobly doft decline Of tracing word by word, and line by line. A new and nobler way thou doft purfue, To make tranflations and tranfiators too : They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame^... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...Denham to Sir Richard Fanfhaw, on his verfion of the Paftor Fido : That fervile path thou nobly doft decline, Of tracing word by word, and line by line. A new and nobler way thou doft purfue, To make ttanflations and tranflators too : They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 362 pages
...Denham to Sir Richard Fanfhaw, on his verfion of the PaftorFido: That fervile path thou nobly doft decline, Of tracing word by word, and line by line.. A new and nobler way thou doft purfue, To make tranflations and tranflators too : . They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame,... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...Denham to Sir Richard Fmflo*i on his verlt.m of the Paftor Fido : That fervile path thou nobly dod decline, Of tracing word by word, and line by line. A new and nobler way thou dod purlue, To make tranflations and tranflators too : They but preferve the alhes, thou the flame,... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - Translating and interpreting - 1797 - 446 pages
...the Latin. See this fingular compofition in the Appenduc, No 2. * That fervile path thou nobly doft decline, Of tracing word by word, and line by line. A new and nobler way thou doft purfue, To make tranflations and tranflators too : » They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame... | |
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