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... translations to clarify and adorn his versions . Although he purposefully wrote in a ' mean and popular style ' , he had eloquence , vitality and a mixture of the idio- matic and majestic . Another classic translation , Godfrey of ...
... translations to clarify and adorn his versions . Although he purposefully wrote in a ' mean and popular style ' , he had eloquence , vitality and a mixture of the idio- matic and majestic . Another classic translation , Godfrey of ...
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... translation of the Bible , the Authorised Version which appeared in 1611. He was respon- sible for the scholars who translated the Old Testament from Genesis to II Kings . His sermons were first published in 1629 , three years after his ...
... translation of the Bible , the Authorised Version which appeared in 1611. He was respon- sible for the scholars who translated the Old Testament from Genesis to II Kings . His sermons were first published in 1629 , three years after his ...
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... translations which modernise the classics using contemporary names , settings and events . His imitation of ... translation of Horace's Art of Poetry ( 1680 ) and his often - praised An Essay of Translated Verse ( 1684 ) , which ...
... translations which modernise the classics using contemporary names , settings and events . His imitation of ... translation of Horace's Art of Poetry ( 1680 ) and his often - praised An Essay of Translated Verse ( 1684 ) , which ...
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