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" ... poesie is of so subtle 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... "
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With the Life of the Author and the ... - Page 65
by Edmund Spenser - 1807
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Poems and Translations: With the Sophy, a Tragedy

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...
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The Guardian, Volume 2

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...
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Original Poems and Translations, Volume 2

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...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 4

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...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original ...

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...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

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...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

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...
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The Guardian, Volume 2

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...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 25-26

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...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

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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