 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...reason as the French translator, that taking all the materials of this divine author, I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak such English, as he would himself...desire ; yet I shall not be wholly without praise, i{ in some sort I may be allowed to have copied the clearness, the purity, the easiness and the magnificence... | |
 | John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...translator, that taking all the materials of this divine EPICK POETRY. 537 author, I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak such English, as he would himself...attempt according to my desire ; yet I shall not be whoHy without praise, if in some sort I may be allowed to have copied the* clearness, the purity, the... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 670 pages
...as the .French translator, that taking all the materials of this divine author, I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak such English, as he would himself...had been born in England, and in this present age. M acknowledge, with Segrais, that I have not succeeded in this attempt according to my desire ; yet... | |
 | Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 408 pages
...as the French translator, that, taking all the materials of this divine author, I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak such English as he would himself...England, and in this present age. I acknowledge, with S^grais, that I have not succeeded in this attempt according to my desire : yet I shall not be wholly... | |
 | Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1806 - 414 pages
...as the French translator, that, taking all the materials of this divine author, I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak such English as he would himself...present age. I acknowledge, with Segrais, that I have hot succeeded in this attempt according to my desire : yet I shall not be wholly without praise, if... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 484 pages
...as the French translator, that, taking all the materials of this divine author, I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak such English as he would himself...England, and in this present age. I acknowledge, with S£grais, that I have not succeeded in this attempt according to my desire: yet I shall not be wholly... | |
 | Greek literature - 1813 - 432 pages
...have spoken, if he had been bora in England, and in this present age. I acknowledge, with Seji ; .is, that I have not succeeded in this attempt according to my desire: yet I shall not be wholiy without praise, if in some sort I may be allowed to have copied the clearness, the purity, the... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...that, taking all the materials of iins divine author, I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak snch English as he would himself have spoken, if he had...England, and in this present age. I acknowledge, with Scgrais, that I have not sncceeded iu this attempt according to my desire: yet I shall not be wholly... | |
 | Virgil - Agriculture - 1830 - 348 pages
...taking all the materials of this divine author, I have endeavored to make Virgil speak such £nglish as he would himself have spoken if he had been born in England, and in this present age. 1 acknowlege with Segrais, that I have not succeeded in this attempt according to my desire: yet I... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - English literature - 1836 - 488 pages
...as the French translator, that, taking all the materials of this divine author, I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak such English as he would himself...this present age. I acknowledge, with Segrais, that 2 have not succeeded in this attempt according to my desire ; yet I shall not be wholly without praise,... | |
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I have endeavoured to make Virgil speak such English, as he would himself have spoken, if he had been born in England, and in this present age. 
