 | Ovid - 1725 - 388 pages
...Poet,but his particular Turn of Thoughts, and Expreflion, which are the Characters that diftinguifh, and as it were individuate him from all other Writers : When we are come thus far, 'tis time to look into our felves, to conform our Genius to his, to give his Thought either the feme... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...to that Art, is not a Mafter both of his Author's Language, and of his own : Nor muft we underftand the Language only of the Poet, but his particular Turn of Thoughts, and ExpreiTion, which are the Characters that diftinguifh, and as it were individuate him from all other... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...to that art, is not a mafter both of his author's language, and of his own : nor muft we underftand the language only of the Poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and expreffion, which are the characters that diftin^uifh, and as it were individuate him from all other... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...to that art, is not a mafter both of his author's language, and of his own : nor rnuft we underftand the language only of the Poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and expreffion, which are the characters that diftinguifh, and as it were individuate him from all other... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...to that art, is not a mafter both of his author's language, and of his own : nor muft we underftand the language only of the Poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and expreffion, which are the charafters that diftinguifh, and as it were individuate him from all other... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...to that art, is not a mafter both of his author's language, and of his own : nor muft we underftand the language only of the Poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and expreffion, which are the charafters that diftinguifh, and as it were individuate him from all other... | |
 | Ovid - 1776 - 382 pages
...to that Art, is not a Matter both of his Author's Language, and of his own : Nor muft we underftand the Language only of the Poet, but his particular Turn of Thoughts, and Expreffion, which are the Characters that diftinguifh, and as it were individuate him from all other... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 366 pages
...Poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and expre(fion, which are the charafters tj:at diftingui(h, and as it were individuate, him from all other writers....When we are come thus far, it is time to look into ourfelves, to conform our genius to his, to give his thought either the fame turn, if our tongue will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...to that art, is not a mafter both of his author's language and of his own : nor maft we underftand the language only of the Poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and exprefl:on, which are the charafters that diftingui(h, and as it were individuate, him from all other... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 362 pages
...to that art, is not a mafter both of his author's language and of his own ; nor muft we under.ftand the language only of the Poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and expreffion, which are the characters that difiinguifh, and as it were individuate, him from all other... | |
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No man is capable of translating poetry who, besides a genius to that art, is not a master both of his author's language, and of his own ; nor must we understand the language only of the poet, but his particular turn of thoughts and expression, which... 
