 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 - 1808 - 490 pagina’s
...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 - 1808 - 496 pagina’s
...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 - 1810 - 620 pagina’s
...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 - 1810 - 664 pagina’s
...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 - 1810 - 620 pagina’s
...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 - 1813 - 466 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | 1845 - 816 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... 
