 Elegant, however, and masterly as Mr. Macpherson's translation is, we must never forget, -whilst we read it, that we are putting the merit of the original to a severe test. For, we are examining a poet stripped of his native dress: divested of the harmony...  Car. Fr. Chr. Wagneri ... opuscula academica - Strona 182autor: Carl Franz C. Wagner - 1832 - Liczba stron: 234Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Hugh Blair - 1763 - Liczba stron: 94
...fimplicity. Elegant however, and rnafterly as Mr. Macpherfon's tranflation is, we muft never forget, whilft we read it, that we are putting the merit of the original to a fevere teft. For, we are- examining a poet, ft ripped of his native drefs; diverted of the harmony... | |
 | 1765 - Liczba stron: 520
...fimplicity. Elegant however, and mafterly as Mr. Macpherfon's tranflation is, we muft never forget, whilft we read it, that we are putting the merit of the original to a fevere teft. For, we are examining a poet flripped of his native drefs : diverted of the harmony of... | |
 | 1773 - Liczba stron: 466
...fimplicity. Elegant however, and mafterly as Mr. Macpherfon's translation is, we muft never forget, whilft we read it, that we are putting the merit of the original to a fevere teft. For, we are examining a poet ftripped of his native drefs : divefted of the harmony of... | |
 | Ossian - 1807 - Liczba stron: 458
...and arrangement of words, it allows the spirit of the original to be exhibited with more justness, force, and simplicity. Elegant, however, and masterly...stripped of his native dress ; divested of the harmony of hU own numbers. We know how much grace and energy the works of the Greek and Latin poets receive from... | |
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