...it in the expreffion of Sir John Denham to Sir Richard Fanfhaw, on his verfion of the Paftor Fido. That fervile path thou nobly doft decline Of tracing...nobler way thou doft purfue, To make tranflations and tranfiators too : They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame^ True to his fenfe, but truer to his...

...Guarini, and the " Lufiad" of Camoens *. Sir John Denham fpeaks thus of the former tranflation : *' A new and nobler way thou doft purfue " To make tranflations, and tranflators too : ** They but preferve the alhes, thou the flame ; " True to his fenfe, but truer to his fame." His verfion of the «' Lufiad"...

...figure of a man of a " A new and nobler way thou doft purfue *.' To make trariftations, and trandators too : " They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame j *' True- to his fenfe, but truer to his fame." • His vcrfion of the " Lufiad" is not fo fpiriced a performance as that of the " Paftor Fido." See...

...John Denham to Sir Richard Fan(haw, on his verf:on of the Faftor Fido : That fervile path thou noWy doft decline, Of tracing word by word, and line by...tranflations and tranflators too : They but preferve the a(hes, thou the flame, True to his fenfe, but truer to his fame. It is almoft impoffible to tran(late...

...it in the exprefl:on of Sir John Denham to Sir Richard Fanfhaw, on his verfion of the Paftor Fido : That fervile path thou nobly doft decline, Of tracing...line. A new and nobler way thou doft purfue, To make ttanflations and tranflators too : They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame, True to his fenfe,...

...it in the expre(lion of Sir John Denham to Sir Richard Fan(haw, on his verf:on of th« Paftor Fido : That fervile path thou nobly doft decline, Of tracing...word, and line by line. A new and nobler way thou doft purrue, To make tran(lations and tranflators too : They but preferve the a(hes, thou the flame, True...

...pains ; Cheap vulgar arts, whofe narrownefs affords No flight for thoughts, but poorly fticks at words. A new and nobler way thou doft purfue To make tranflations...too. They but preferve the afhes, thou the flame, True to his fenfe, but truer to his fame. Fording his current, where thou find'ft it low,. Let'ft in...

...like colder climates are : In vain they toil, fmce nothing can beget A vital fpiiit but a vital heat. That fervile path thou nobly doft decline Of tracing word by word, and line by line. Thofe are the labour'd births of flavilh brains, Not the effeft of poetry, but pains ; Cheap vulgar...

...Fanfhaw's verfion of Guarini, contains a very fpritely and judicious charadter of a good tranflator: *' That fervile path thou nobly doft " decline, •" Of tracing word by word, and line •" by line. "' Thofe are the labour'd births of " flavifh brains, ••*' Not the effect of poetry, but pains;...

...nefs affords " No flight for thoughts, but poorly " flick at words. " A new and nobler way thou dofl " purfue " To make tranflations and tranflators " too. " They but preferve the afhes, thou " the flame, " True to his fenfe, but truer to his " fame." The excellence of thefe lines is greater, as the truth...