...Fanfhaw's verfion of Guarini, contains a very fpritely and judicious character 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 rc Not the effect of poetry, but pains ; '* Cheap...

...Sir John Denhani thus fpeaks, after having cenfured fervile tranflations : A new and nobler way them doft purfue To make tranflations and tranflators too ; They but preferve the afhcs, thou the flame, True to his fenfe, but truer to his fame. * When Sir Richard Fanfhawe was in...

...Denham, to Sir Richard Fanshaw, on his version of the PASTOR FIDO : That servile path thou noblydost 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,...

...Denham, to Sir Richard Fanshaw, on his version of the PASTOR FIDO : 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,...

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...Fanfhaw's verfion of Guarini contains a very fpritely and judicious character 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 birth of flavifh brains, ** Not the effeft of poetry, but pains ; " Cheap...

...of the original, of which Sir John Denham thus fpeaks, after having cenfured fervile tranflations : 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. Sir Richard turned into Latin verfe that beautiful modern...

...Fanfhaw's verfion of Guarini contains a very fpritely .and judicious character of a, good tranflator : " That fervile path thou nobly doft decline, " Of tracing word by word, and line by line. " Thofe are the labour1 d birth of flavilh brains, " Not the effect of poetry, but pains ; " Cheap...

...Denham to Sir Richard Fanshaw, on his version of the Pastor Fido : 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,...

...Denham to Sir Richard Fanshaw, on his version of the Pastor Fido : 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,...