Comedies of Plautus: Amphitruo, Amphitryon. Miles Gloriosus. CaptiviT. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1769 |
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Halaman ix
... appear , till the whole of the tranflation is completed . I fhall then examine into the respective merits of our author and TERENCE , between whom there is not perhaps fo much difference , but that we may apply to them the words of ...
... appear , till the whole of the tranflation is completed . I fhall then examine into the respective merits of our author and TERENCE , between whom there is not perhaps fo much difference , but that we may apply to them the words of ...
Halaman xi
... appear to go beyond them in other points , I have at least one confiderable advantage over them , from the new and elegant mode of translation in familiar blank verse , which Mr , Colman fo happily hit upon in his TERENCE ; the ...
... appear to go beyond them in other points , I have at least one confiderable advantage over them , from the new and elegant mode of translation in familiar blank verse , which Mr , Colman fo happily hit upon in his TERENCE ; the ...
Halaman xii
Titus Maccius Plautus. tion fome peculiarities in his manner , which may appear strange to the English reader . Thofe who can read and relish him in the ori- ginal , will be fenfible how much thefe peculi- arities are against the ...
Titus Maccius Plautus. tion fome peculiarities in his manner , which may appear strange to the English reader . Thofe who can read and relish him in the ori- ginal , will be fenfible how much thefe peculi- arities are against the ...
Halaman xiii
... appear forced to the English reader , but that he thought it requifite to exprefs as well as he could the manner of his original . + Though it must be confeffed , that Plautus juftly labours under cenfure in this particular , yet he is ...
... appear forced to the English reader , but that he thought it requifite to exprefs as well as he could the manner of his original . + Though it must be confeffed , that Plautus juftly labours under cenfure in this particular , yet he is ...
Halaman xv
... appears to be ridiculed by our author himself , in the beginning of the fecond act of Amphitryon , where Mercury comes in running , and fays , Stand by , make room , all clear the way before me , Nor any be fo bold to stop my speed ...
... appears to be ridiculed by our author himself , in the beginning of the fecond act of Amphitryon , where Mercury comes in running , and fays , Stand by , make room , all clear the way before me , Nor any be fo bold to stop my speed ...
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Afide Alcmena alfo allufion AMPH Amphitryon ancients ARIST aſk Author Becauſe beſt BLEPH Blepharo BRAGGARD CAPTAIN buſineſs captive COLMAN comedies door Echard expreffion facrifice faid fame father feem fenfe fent Ferneze fervant fervice fhall fignifies fince firſt flave fome ftill ftrange fuch fuppofe fure give Gods heav'n Hegio himſelf houſe humour huſband inftant Jove juft Jupiter juſt leaſt loft maſter means MERC Mercury miſtreſs moft moſt muft muſt myſelf No-MAN obferved occafion original paffage Palaftrio Parafite perfon PERIPLECTOMENES PHIL Philocomafium Philocrates Plautus play pleaſure PLEU prefent preferve Prithee Prologue purpoſe PYRG reafon refpect ſay Sceledrus SCENE ſeems ſeen ſhall ſhe ſhould ſlave Sofia ſpeak ſuppoſed Teleboans tell Terence thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tranflation troth TYND Tyndarus underſtand uſed wife word yourſelf
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Halaman 96 - Where either I must live, or bear no life; The fountain from the which my current runs, Or else dries up ; to be discarded thence...
Halaman 259 - Of every hearer; for it so falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value; then we find The virtue, that possession would not show us, Whiles it was ours...
Halaman 12 - It began with Jupiter's falling in love out of a peep-hole in the clouds, and ended with the birth of Hercules.
Halaman 12 - I could not easily pardon the liberty the poet has taken of larding his play with, not only indecent expressions, but such gross words, as I don't think our mob would suffer from a mountebank.
Halaman 45 - Be with yon soldier present, as if absent. All night and day love me : still long for me : Dream, ponder still " on " me : wish, hope for me, Delight in me : be all in all with me : Give your whole heart, for mine's all yours, to me.
Halaman 9 - Having translated, call'd COMMORIENTES. In the beginning of the Grecian play There is a youth, who rends a girl perforce From a procurer : and this incident, Untouch'd by Plautus, render'd word for word, Has our bard interwoven with his Brothers — The new piece which we represent to-day. Say then if this be theft, or honest use Of what remained unoccupied.
Halaman 82 - Of ev'ry thing ; but arc not. These I follow ; Not for their sport and laughter, but for gain To laugh with them, and wonder at their parts : Whate'er they say, I praise it; if again They contradict, I praise that too : does any Deny ? I too deny : affirm ? I too Affirm : and in a word, I've brought myself To say, unsay, swear, and forswear, at pleasure: And that is now the best of all professions.
Halaman 283 - For when my father is informed of this, And learns how well your heart has been inclin'd Both to his son and to himself, he'll never Prove such a niggard, but in gratitude He will reward you with your liberty ; And I, if I return, with all my power Will urge him the more readily to do it. For by your aid, your courtesy, your courage, Wisdom and prudence, you have been the means Of my return to...