 | Ovid - 1725 - 388 pages
...different: Thoagh the Practice of one is much more Moderate. I take Imitation of an Author, Jn their Senfr, to be an Endeavour of a later Poet to write like one who has written before him on the fame SubjeS : That is, not to tranflate his Words, or to be confin'd to his Senfe, but feut only to fet... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...different. Though the Practice of one is much more Moderate. I take Imitation of an Author, in their Senfe, to be an Endeavour of a later Poet to write like one, who has written before him, on the fame ; That is, not to tranflate his Words, or to ' ,'••'. bebe confin'd to his Senfe, but only to fet... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...fubiedl to each other; and, therefore, their reafons for it are little different. Though the pradlice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of...of a later Poet to write like one, who has written befors him, on the fame fubjc<S : that is, not to tranflate his words, or to be confined to his fenfe,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...fubjcft to each other ; and, therefore, their reafons for it are little different. Though the praftice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of...like one, who has written before him, on the fame fubjeft : that is, not to trar.flate his words, or to be confin'd to his fenfc. but only to let him... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...fubjed to each other ; and, therefore, their reafons for it are little different. Though the praftice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of...like one, who has written before him, on the fame fubjecl : that is, not to tranflate his words, or to be confin'd to his fenfe, but only to fet him... | |
 | Ovid - 1776 - 382 pages
...different: Though the Practice of one is much more Moderate. J take Imitation of an Author, in their Senfe, to be an endeavour of a later Poet to write like one who has written before him on the fame Subje6t: That is, not to tranflate his Words, or to be confined to his Senfe, but only to fet him as... | |
 | William King - 1776 - 326 pages
...the following imitation. It is at leaft fuch a one as Mr. Dryden mentions, " to be an endea'" TOUT of a later Poet to write like one who has written before " him on the fame fulyeft ; that is, not to tranflatc his words, or "be confined to his fenfe, but only to fet him as... | |
 | William King - English wit and humor - 1776 - 330 pages
...of the following imitation. It is at kaft fuch a one as Mr. Dryden mentions, " to be an endea" vour of a later Poet to write like one who has written before " him on the fame fubjeft ; that is, not to tranflate his words, or '• be confined to his fenfe, but only to fet him... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 366 pages
...fubjeft to each other ; and, therefore, their reaions for it are little different : though the praftice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of...write like one who has written before him on the fame lubjrft ; that is, not to tranflate his words, or to be confined to his fenfe ; but only to fet him... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...fubjeft to each other ; and, therefore, their rea)ons for it are little di(ferent : though the pra&ice of one is much more moderate. I take imitation of...to write like one who has written before him on the f:nne fubjeft : that is, not to tranflate his words, or to be confined to his fenfe ; but only to fet... | |
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I take imitation of an author, in their sense, to be an endeavour of a later poet to write like one who has written before him, on the same subject : that is, not to translate his words, or to be confined to his sense, but only to set him as a pattern,... 
