| Sir John Denham - English drama - 1709 - 354 pages
...into Language, but Poefie into Poefie;andPoefie is of fo fubtile a Spirit, that in the pouring but of one Language into another, it will all evaporate ; and if a new Spirit be not added in Transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput mortuutny there being certain Graces... | |
| Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1714 - 382 pages
...tranflare Language into Language, but Poefic inro Poefie; and Poefie is of fo fubtle a Spirit, that in pouring out of one Language into another, it will all evaporate, and if a new Spirit is not added in the Transfuficn, there will remain nothing but a caput mertuum, there beirg certain... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...before the Tranflation of the fecond /Emid. Poetry is ef fo fulftle a Spirit, that, in pouring cut of one Language into another, it will all evaporate ; and, if a new Spirit be not added in the Transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum. I confefs this Argument... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...admirable preface before the trnflation of the fecond JEne\d. " Poetiy is offo fubtlea fpirit, that, in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate ; and, if a new fpirit be not added in the transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum." Iconfefs this... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...admirable preface before the trnflation of the fecondj^Eneid. " Poetiy is of fo fubtle a fpirit, that, in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate ; and, if a new fpirit be not added in the transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuurn." Iconfefs this... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...preface before before the tranftation of the fecond ^Eneid. " Poetry is of fo fubtle a fpirit, that, in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate ; and, if a new fpirit be not added in the transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum." I confefs this... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...preface before before the tranflation of the fecond /line-id. " Poetry is of fo fubtle a fpirit, that, in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate ; and, if a new i'pirit be not added in the transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum." I confefs... | |
| 1797 - 550 pages
...tranflate language, into language, but poefy into poefy ; and poefy is of fo fubtle a Spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate, and if a new fpirit is not added in the transfufion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortuum, there being... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1800 - 440 pages
...business alone to translate language into language but poesy into poesy ; and poesy is of so subtle; a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language...another it will all evaporate ; and if a new spirit be not added in the transfusion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortuum, there being certain... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...admirable preface before the translation of the second ^Eneid : " Poetry is of so subtile a spirit, that in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate ; and if a new spirit be not added in the transfusion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortuum." I confess this argument... | |
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