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We cannot think that the translation of the first line is either happy or accurate : gentil , in Italian , does not imply gentle , but polished , elegant , genteel ; and there seems a clash of epithets between gentle and potent .
We cannot think that the translation of the first line is either happy or accurate : gentil , in Italian , does not imply gentle , but polished , elegant , genteel ; and there seems a clash of epithets between gentle and potent .
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Mr. W. has not attempted to render these last beautiful lines into English ; though it seems as if an almost literal translation would convey to the English reader some faint idea of the sentiments , if not of the language , of the ...
Mr. W. has not attempted to render these last beautiful lines into English ; though it seems as if an almost literal translation would convey to the English reader some faint idea of the sentiments , if not of the language , of the ...
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... not fully expressed by night ; and magnificence of horror seems ironical , Might not the first line run thus ? Low in a dungeon of this lofty pile ;and would not the four following lines be somewhat more faithful to the original ?
... not fully expressed by night ; and magnificence of horror seems ironical , Might not the first line run thus ? Low in a dungeon of this lofty pile ;and would not the four following lines be somewhat more faithful to the original ?
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The first tragedy written at the beginning of the xviith century seems to have been Tbomyris , by Angelo Ingegneri , 1607 ა . He was 1607. The merit of this drama is discussed Walker's Historical Memoir on Italian Tragedy . * Classics,
The first tragedy written at the beginning of the xviith century seems to have been Tbomyris , by Angelo Ingegneri , 1607 ა . He was 1607. The merit of this drama is discussed Walker's Historical Memoir on Italian Tragedy . * Classics,
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The Alcina of Fulvio Testi is said by Mr. Walker to have given birth to the opera : but this is an erroneous idea , if we may rely on the authority of Dr. Burney , who , in his History of Music , seems minutely to have traced it to a ...
The Alcina of Fulvio Testi is said by Mr. Walker to have given birth to the opera : but this is an erroneous idea , if we may rely on the authority of Dr. Burney , who , in his History of Music , seems minutely to have traced it to a ...
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| Title | The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal Volumes 1215-1247 of Early English newspapers Volumes 384-432 of English literary periodicals |
| Contributors | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths |
| Publisher | R. Griffiths, 1799 |
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