A Poetical Translation Of The Works

Author : Horace Horace
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267900510
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book A Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace, Vol. 1 of 4 written by Horace Horace and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace, Vol. 1 of 4: With the Original d104, and Critical Notes Collected From His Best Latin and French Commentators H E firfi and principal Defign of this Work was to explain, perhaps, the mo& difficult Author in the Latin Tongue; an Author, who will always be more admired In Proportion to his being bet ter underflood. Such adefign, if tolerably well executed, feemed to deferve fome Eni couragement; but to preferve his original Spirit in a pun&ual, regular Tranflation hath been fo long confidered as defperate, that it were hardly model't to attempt it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.