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 of his own numbers. We know how... The Poems of Ossian - Pagina 3201790Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Hugh Blair - 1763 - 94 pagina’s
...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 of his...the Greek and Latin poets receive from the charm of verification in their original languages. If then, deftitute of this advantage, exhibited in a literal... | |
| 1765 - 520 pagina’s
...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 his...of this advantage, exhibited in a literal verfion, Oman ftill has power to pleafe as a poet-, and not to pleafe only, but often to command, to tranfport,... | |
| 1783 - 282 pagina’s
...that we are putting the merit of the original to a fevere teft. For, we are examining a poet ftripped of his native drefs: diverted of the harmony of his...then, deftitute of this advantage , exhibited in a litteral verfion, OfIian ftill has power to pleafe as a poet -, and not to pleafe only, but often to... | |
| Ossian - 1801 - 364 pagina’s
...that we are putting the merit of the original to a fevere teft. For, we are examining a pott ltripped of his native drefs : diverted of the harmony of his own numbers. We know 303 how much grace and energy the works of the Greek and Latin poets receive from the charm of verfiliralum... | |
| Ossian - 1805 - 262 pagina’s
...the original to a severe test. For, we are examining a poet stripped of his native dress: divested of the harmony of his own numbers. We know how much...the Greek and Latin poets receive from the charm of versification in their original languages. If, then, destitute of this advantage, exhibited in a literal... | |
| Ossian - 1806 - 366 pagina’s
...the original to a severe test. For we are examining a poet stripped of his native dress : divested of the harmony of his own numbers. We know how much...the Greek and Latin poets receive from the charm of versification in their original languages. If then, destitute of this advantage, exhibited in a literal... | |
| Carl Franz C. Wagner - 1832 - 266 pagina’s
...the original to a severe test. For, we are examining a poet stripped of his native dress: divested of the harmony of his own numbers. We know how much...the Greek and Latin poets receive from the charm of versification in their original languages. If then, destitute of this advantage , exhibited in a literal... | |
| Wolf Gerhard Schmidt - 2003 - 612 pagina’s
...the original to a severe test. For, we are examining a poet stripped of his native dress: divested of the harmony of his own numbers. We know how much...the Greek and Latin poets receive from the charm of versification in their original languages. If then, destitute of this advantage, exhibited in a literal... | |
| |