 I have endeavoured to graff on it ; but most of them are of necessity to be lost, because they will not shine in any but their own. Virgil has sometimes two of them in a line; but the scantiness of our heroic verse is not capable of receiving more than....  The Works of the Greek and Roman Poets - Page 861813Full view - About this book
 | Virgil - 1721 - 456 pages
...the fcantynefs of oar Heroick Verfe, i$ not capable of, receiving more than one : And that too muft expiate for many others which have none. Such, is the Difference of the Languages, or fuch my want of Skill in chufing Words. Yet I may prefume to fay, and I hope with as much Reafon as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 408 pages
...but the fcantinefs of our heroic verfe is not capable of receiving more than one; and that too muft expiate for many others which have none. Such is the difference of the languages, or fuch my want of flull in choofing •words. Yet I may prefume to fay, and I hope with as much reafon... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...but the fcantinefs of our heroic verfe is not capable of receiving more than one : and that too muft expiate for many others which have none. Such is the difference of the languages, or fuch my want of fkill in choofing words. Yet I may prefume to fay, and I hope with as much reafon as... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...bat the fcantinefs of our heroic verfe is not capable of receiving more than one : and that too aiuft expiate for many others which have none. Such is the difference of the languages, or fuch my want of lki!l in choofing words. Yet I may prefuraeto fay, and I hope with as much reafon as... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...in any but their own. Virgil has sometimes two of them in a line ; but the scantiness of our heroick verse is not capable of receiving more than one ;...choosing words. Yet I may presume to say, and I hope with as much reason as the French translator, that taking all the materials of this divine author,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pages
...our tongue, I have endeavoured to grafF on it ; but most of them are of necessity to be lost, because they will not shine in any but their own. Virgil has...two of them in a line ; but the scantiness of our heroick verse is not capable of receiving more than one ; and that too must expiate for many others... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...our tongue, I have endeavoured to graff on it ; but most of them are of necessity to be lost, because they will not shine in any but their own. Virgil has...two of them in a line ; but the scantiness of our heroick verse is not capable of receiving more than one ; and that too must expiate for many others... | |
 | Virgil - 1803 - 408 pages
...them are of necessity to be •'kbt, because they will not shine in any but their •j«nrfn^ Viitgil has sometimes two of them in a line ; but the scantiness...others which have none. Such is the difference of the lanH 2 guages, or such my want of skill in chusing words. Yet I may presume to say, and I hope with... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...our tongue, I have endeavoured to graff on it ; but most of them are of necessity to be lost, because they will not shine in any but their own. Virgil has...choosing words. Yet I may presume to say, and I hope with as much reason as the French translator, that, taking all the materials of this divine author,... | |
 | Virgil - 1806 - 414 pages
...our tongue, I have endeavoured to graff on it ; but most of them are of necessity to be lost, because they will not shine in any but their own. Virgil has...others which have none. Such is the difference of the lan• 2 C DEDICATION guages, or such my want of skill in chusing words. Yet I may presume to say,... | |
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