 An indifferent translation may be of some use, and a good one will be of a great deal. But I think that no translation ought to be the ground of criticism, because no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation of his meaning...  The Odyssey of Homer - Page 182by Homer - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 lehte
...will be of a great deal. But I think that no tranflation ought to be the ground of criticifm, becaufe no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation...have had the honour of explaining his, before that augn:i tribunal where Monf:eur de la Motte prefides, I make no doubt but he had efcaped many of thole... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 308 lehte
...will be of a great deal. But I, think that no tranflation ought to be the ground of qriticifm, becaufe no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation of his meaning: could Homer J:ave , had the honour of explaining his, before that auguft t:tbunal where Monfieur de la Motte prefidea,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 304 lehte
...will be of a great deal. But I think that no tranflation ought to be the ground of criticifm, becaufe no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation...have had the honour of explaining his, before that auguft tribunal where Monfieur de la Motte prefides, I make no doubt but he had efcaped many of thofe... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 lehte
...that no tranflation ought to be the ground of cruicifm, becaufe no man ought to be condemned up«n another man's explanation of his meaning : could Homer...have had the honour of explaining his, before that auguft tribunal where Monfieur de la Motte prefides, I make no doubt but he had efcaped many of thofe... | |
 | Homer - 1796 - 350 lehte
...will be of a great deal. But I think that no tranflation ought to be the ground of Criticifm, becaufe no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation...have had the honour of explaining his, before that auguft tribunal where Monfieur de la Motte prefides, I make no doubt but he had efcaped many of thofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 472 lehte
...will be of a great deal. But I think that no tranflation ought to be the ground of criticifm, becaufe no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation...have had the honour of explaining his, before that augufl tribunal where Monfieur de la Motte prefides, I make no doubt but he had efcaped many of thofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 lehte
...will be of a great deal. But I think that no tranflation ought to be the ground of criticifm, becaufe no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation...have had the honour of explaining his, before that auguft tribunal where Monfieur de la Motte prefides, I make no doubt but he had efcaped many of thofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 lehte
...will be of a great deal. But I think that no tranflation ought to be the ground of criticiftn, becaufe no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation...have had the honour of explaining his, before that auguft tribunal where Monfieur de la Matte prefides, I make no doubt but he had efcaped many of thofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 lehte
...will be of a great deal. But I think that no tranflation ought to be the ground of criticifm, becaufe no man ought to be condemned upon another man's explanation...have had the honour of explaining his, before that auguft tribunal where Monfieur de la Motte prefides, I make no doubt but he had efcaped many of thofe... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 lehte
...be of some use, and a good one will be of a great deal. But I think that no translation ought to lie the ground of criticism, because no man ought to be...presides, I make no doubt but he had escaped many of thnsu sevpre animadversions with which some French authors have loaded him, and from which evt n Madam... | |
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