 | Virgil - 1721 - 456 pàgines
...Worthy Friends of mine, who defire to have their Names conceal'd, feeing me Slraitned in my Time, took Pi-ty on me, and gave me the Life of Virgil, the two Prefaces to the Paftorals, and the Georgia, and all the Arguments in Profe to the whole Translation. Which, perhaps,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 pàgines
...worthy friends of mine, who defire to have their names concealed, feeing me ftraitened in my time, took pity on me, and gave me the life of Virgil; the two prefaces to the Paftorals and the Georgies, and all the arguments in profe to the whole tranflation ; which, perhaps,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1130 pàgines
...arguments in profe to the whole tranflation ; which, perhaps, has caufed a report that the two firft poems are not mine. If it had been true that I had taken their verfes for my own, I might have gloried in their aid ; and, like Terence, have fathered the opinion... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 560 pàgines
...friends of mine, who defire to have their " names concealed, feeing me ftraitened in my " time, took pity on me, and gave me the Life «' of Virgil, the two Prefaces to the Paftorals and *' the Georgics, and all the Arguments in prole " to the whole tranflation." If Mr. Addifon... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 pàgines
...worthy friends of mine, who defire to have their names concealed, feeing me ftraitened in my time, took pity on me, and gave me the life of Virgil.; the two prefaces to the Paftorals and the Georgics, and all the arguments in profe to the whole tranflation ; .which, perhaps,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pàgines
...worthy friends of mine, who defire to have their names concealed, feeing me ftraitened in my time, took pity on me, and gave me the life of Virgil ; the two prefaces to the Pallorals and the Georgics, and all the arguments in profe to the whole tranflation ; which, perhaps,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pàgines
...found in one of Baker's MSS. in the Museum : " Knightley Chetwood, extraordinarie electus, born at in prose to the whole translation ; which perhaps...has caused a report that the two first poems are not Coventry, came into the place of Thomas Brinley [as fellow of King's College] ; chaplain to the Lord... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pàgines
...are found in one of Baker's MSS. in the Museum : ".Knightley Chetwood, txtraordinarie eUctus, born at in prose to the whole translation ; which perhaps...has caused a report that the two first poems are not Coventry, came into the place of Thomas Brinley [as fellow of King's College] ; chaplain to the Lord... | |
 | Virgil - 1803 - 408 pàgines
...worthy friends of mine, who desire to have their names concealed, seeing me straitened in my time, took pity on me, and gave me the Life of Virgil, the two...taken their verses for my own, I might have gloried in their aid, and, like Terence, have fathered the opinion that Scipio and Lselius joined with me. But... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pàgines
...worthy friends of mine, who desire to have their names concealed, seeing me straitened in my time, took pity on me, and gave me the Life of Virgil, the two...taken their verses for my own, I might have gloried in their aid, and, like Terence, have fathered the opinion that Scipio and s3 Lcelius joined with me.... | |
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It is true, he might have easily found more; and then my translation had been more perfect. Two other worthy friends of mine, who desire to have their names concealed, seeing me straitened in my time, took pity on me, and gave me the Life of Virgil, the... 
