 I found the difficulty of translation growing on me in every succeeding book: for Virgil, above all poets, had a stock, which I may call almost inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sounding words. I, who inherit but a small portion of his genius,...  The Works of the Greek and Roman Poets - Page 901813Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 494 pages
...elegant, and founding words. I, who inherit but a finall portion of his genius, and write in a language fo much inferior to the Latin, have found it very painful to vary phrafes, when the fame fenfe returns upon me. Even he himfelf, whether out of neceffity or choice,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...elegant, and founding words. I, who inherit but a finall portion of his genius, and write in a language fo much inferior to the Latin, have found it very painful to vary phrafes, when the fame fenfe retums upon me. Even he himfelf, whether out of neceffity or choice, has... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sounding words : I who inherit but a small portion of his genius, and write in a language so much inferior to the Latin,...before. Words are not so easily coined as money ; and yet we see that the credit not only of Banks, but of Exchequers, cracks when little comes in, and much... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sounding words : I who inherit but a small portion of his genius, and write in a language so much inferior to the Latin,...before. Words are not so easily coined as money ; and yet we see that the credit not only of Banks, but of Exchequers, cracks when little comes in, and much... | |
 | Virgil - 1803 - 408 pages
...inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sound-* ing words. I, who inherit but a small portion of his genius, and write in a language so much inferior to the Latin,...two or three whole verses which he had used before. Word*' jure not so easily coined as money: and yet we* see that the credit, not only of banks, bUt... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sounding words. I, who inherit but a small portion of his genius, and write in a language so much inferior to the Latin,...before. Words are not so easily coined as money : and yet we see that the credit, not only of banks, but of exchequers, cracks, when little comes in, and... | |
 | Virgil - 1806 - 414 pages
...inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sounding words. I, who inherit but a small portion of his genius, and write in a language so much inferior to the Latin,...before. Words are not so easily coined as money : and yet we see that the credit, not only of banks, but of exchequers, cracks, when little .comes in, and... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 pages
...inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sounding words. I, who inherit but a small portion of his genius, and write in a language so much inferior to the Latin,...before. Words are not so easily coined as money ; and yet we see that the credit, not only of banks, but of exchequers, cracks, when little comes in, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 504 pages
...inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sounding words. I, who inherit but a small portion of his genius, and write in a language so much inferior to the Latin,...before. Words are not so easily coined as money ; and yet we see that the credit, not only of banks, but of exchequers, cracks, when little comes in, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 770 pages
...inexhaustible, of figurative, elegant, and sounding words. I, »ho inherit but a small portion of his genius, and write in a language so much inferior to the Latin,...and often repeated two or three whole verses, which lie had used ]>eforc. Words are not so easily coined as money ; and yet we see that the credit not... | |
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