 | 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... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1714 - 382 pages
...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... | |
 | Ovid - 1725 - 388 pages
...into another , it will <tlf Evaporate ; and if a new Spirit be not added in the 'frausfufion, tbtre will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum. I confefs this Argument holds good againft a litteral Tranflation ; but who defends it ? Imitation and Verbal Verfion are in my Opinion the two... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1734 - 382 pages
...Spirit, that in pouring out of one Language into another, it will all evaporate, and if a new Spirit is not added in the Transfufion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortumn, there being certain Graces and Happineffes peculiar to every Language, which give Life and... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...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...transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum." Iconfefs this argument holds good againft a literal tranflation ; but who defends it ? Imitation and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...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...transfufion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuurn." Iconfefs this argument holds good againft a literal tranflation ; but who defends it ? Imitation... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 466 pages
...of fo fubtile a fpirit, that, in pouring " out of one language into another, it will ail evaporate j and " if a new fpirit be not added in the transfufion, there will " remain nothing but a caput mortuum, there being certain *' graces and happinefles peculiar to every language, which ** give life and energy... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...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... | |
 | Ovid - 1776 - 382 pages
...Language into another, it ivill all Evaporate ; and if a new Spirit be not added in the Tramfujion, there will remain nothing but a Caput Mortuum. I confefs...Imitation and verbal Verfion are in my Opinion the two Extreams, which ought to be avoided : And therefore, when I havepropofed the Mean betwixt them, it... | |
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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... 
