The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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... translator . In his correspondence with Mr Cave on the subject , he gives the translation his entire ap- probation ; and , coinciding in opinion with the Swiss professor concerning the tendency of Pope's Essay to favour the system of ...
... translator . In his correspondence with Mr Cave on the subject , he gives the translation his entire ap- probation ; and , coinciding in opinion with the Swiss professor concerning the tendency of Pope's Essay to favour the system of ...
Page 86
... translation in heroic verse . The Latin verse is of the kind which is called Leonine ; and the translation possesses , in a great degree , the strength and harmony of his Imitation of Juvenal * . The interpreta- tion of the prophecy is ...
... translation in heroic verse . The Latin verse is of the kind which is called Leonine ; and the translation possesses , in a great degree , the strength and harmony of his Imitation of Juvenal * . The interpreta- tion of the prophecy is ...
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... translation of Tully's de Natura Deorum , a translation of those books . " Benzo's New History of the New World , to be translated . ted . " Machiavel's History of Florence , to be transla- " History of the Revival of Learning in Europe ...
... translation of Tully's de Natura Deorum , a translation of those books . " Benzo's New History of the New World , to be translated . ted . " Machiavel's History of Florence , to be transla- " History of the Revival of Learning in Europe ...
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