 | William Gilbert - 1893 - 440 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." While, in order to do this acceptably in the present instance, it has often been found necessary to... | |
 | Charles Frederick Johnson - 1900 - 564 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...to such a latitude, but by innovation of thought, methinks he breaks it. By this means the spirit of another may be transfused, and yet not lost." The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1900 - 420 pagina’s
...be unreasonable to limit a translator to the 30 narrow compass of his author's words : 'tis enough if ' he choose out some expression which does not...his chain to such a latitude ; but by innovation of thoughts, methinks he breaks it. By this means the spirit of an author may 35 ,. R be transfused, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1900 - 412 pagina’s
...be unreasonable to limit a translator to the 3° narrow compass of his author's words : 'tis 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 35 be transfused, and yet... | |
 | Charles F. Johnson - 1900 - 566 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 mav stretch his chain to such a latitude, but by innovation of thought, methinks he breaks it. By this... | |
 | David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Walter Morris - 1901 - 520 pagina’s
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's wprds : 'tis enough if he choose out some expression which does not vitiate the sense. . . . By this means the spirit of an author may be transfused, and yet not lost . . . for thought,... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1903 - 590 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. In his Preface to the Second Miscellany he defines very happily the... | |
 | Grace Eleanor Hadow, William Henry Hadow - 1908 - 440 pagina’s
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words : 'tis 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 not... | |
 | Richard Pape Cowl - 1914 - 346 pagina’s
...would be unreasonable to limit a translator to the narrow compass of his author's words : 'tis 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 not... | |
 | William Gilbert - 1958 - 440 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." While, in order to do this acceptably in the present instance, it has often been found necessary to... | |
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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... 
