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Excerpt from The First Part of Miscellany Poems, Vol. 1: Containing Variety of New Translations of the Ancient Poets; Together With Several Original Poems
Yet -withal,i mni'c acknowledge, that I have many times exceeded my Commiflion; for I have'both added and omitted, and even fometimes very boldly made fuch expofitions'of' my Author's, as no Dun/7 Gommeh tator' will forgive me.' Perhaps, in fuch particular pafl'ages, I have thought that I difcover'd fome Beau ty yet undifcover'd by thofe Pedants, Which none but a Poet cou'd have found. Wherei have taken away fome of their Exprellions, and cut them fhorter, it may pofhbly be on this confideration, that what was beautiful in the Greek or Latin, Wou'd not appear fo ihining in the And where I have enlarg'd I delire 'the falfe Criticks wou'd not always think, that thofe thoughts are wholly mine, but that: either they'are fecretly in the Poet, or may be fairly deduc'd from him 3 driaa'tftlealt; tif-bo'th thofe Cohfidera tions flnouldfail,ftliat my own is of a' piece with his, and that if he were living', and an Engli/bmafl, they areiv P r'e Ff! C'jez', fuch as he. Would probably have written.
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Excerpt from The First Part of Miscellany Poems, Vol. 1: Containing Variety of New Translations of the Ancient Poets; Together With Several Original Poems
Yet -withal,i mni'c acknowledge, that I have many times exceeded my Commiflion; for I have'both added and omitted, and even fometimes very boldly made fuch expofitions'of' my Author's, as no Dun/7 Gommeh tator' will forgive me.' Perhaps, in fuch particular pafl'ages, I have thought that I difcover'd fome Beau ty yet undifcover'd by thofe Pedants, Which none but a Poet cou'd have found. Wherei have taken away fome of their Exprellions, and cut them fhorter, it may pofhbly be on this confideration, that what was beautiful in the Greek or Latin, Wou'd not appear fo ihining in the And where I have enlarg'd I delire 'the falfe Criticks wou'd not always think, that thofe thoughts are wholly mine, but that: either they'are fecretly in the Poet, or may be fairly deduc'd from him 3 driaa'tftlealt; tif-bo'th thofe Cohfidera tions flnouldfail,ftliat my own is of a' piece with his, and that if he were living', and an Engli/bmafl, they areiv P r'e Ff! C'jez', fuch as he. Would probably have written.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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