 | John Bell - 1800 - 440 pages
...at it in poetry, as he attempts what is not required, so he shall never perform what he attempts i for it is not his business alone to translate language into language but poesy into poesy ; and poesy is of so subtle; a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 292 pages
...who deal in matters of fact, or matters of faith ; but whosoever aims at it in poetry, as he attempts what is not required, so shall he never perform what...business alone to translate language into language, but poesy into poesy ; and poesy is of so subtle a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another,... | |
 | 1804 - 498 pages
...who deal in matters of fact, or matters of faith ; but whosoever aims at it in poetry, as he attempts what is not required, so shall he never perform what...business alone to translate language into language, but poesy into poesy ; and poesy is of so subtle a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 374 pages
...who deal in matter^ of fact, or matters of faith; but whosoever aims at it in poetry, as he attempts what is not required, so shall he never perform what...business alone to translate language into language, but poesy into poesy; and poesy is of so subtle a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 490 pages
...matters of faith; but whosoever aims at it in poetry, as he attempts what is not required, so he shall never perform what he attempts : for it is not his...business alone to translate language into language, but poesy into poesy ; and poesy is of so subtile a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 496 pages
...matters of faith; but whosoever aims at it in poetry, as he attempts what is not required, so he shall never perform what he attempts : for it is not his...business alone to translate language into language, but poesy into poesy; and poesy is of so subtile a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into... | |
 | 1815 - 764 pages
...translating poets, to affect being fdus interpres. Let that care be with them who deal in matters of factj but whosoever aims at it in poetry, as he attempts...language — but poesie into poesie. And poesie is of so subtile a spirit, that, in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate : and, if... | |
 | 1815 - 568 pages
...of fact, of which every one is aware, though every one cannot express it so elegantly as Denham : ' It is not his business alone to translate language...language, but poesie into poesie ; and poesie is of so subtile a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate; and if a... | |
 | 1815 - 560 pages
...of fact, of which every one is aware, though every one cannot express it so elegantly as Dcnhum : ' It is not his business alone to translate language...language, but poesie into poesie; and poesie is of so subtile a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate; and if a... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 296 pages
...who deal in matters of fact, or matters of faith ; but whosoever aims at it in poetry, as he attempts what is not required, so shall he never perform what...business alone to translate language into language, but poesy into poesy; and poesy is of so subtle a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another,... | |
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Let that care be with them who deal in matters of fact, or matters of faith ; but whosoever aims at it in poetry, as he attempts what is not required, so shall he never perform what he attempts; for it is. 
