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<p>The passage "Who thats but a queen, fair, sober, wise,<lb/> | <p>The passage "Who thats but a queen, fair, sober, wise,<lb/> | ||
Would from a paddock, from a | Would from a paddock, from a <unclear>bat</unclear>, a <unclear>gil</unclear><lb/> | ||
Such dear concernings hide" he translates "How can a beautiful, modest<lb/> | Such dear concernings hide" he translates "How can a beautiful, modest<lb/> | ||
prudent queen hide such important secrets from that old cat, bat, & dullest toad?" <unclear>he</unclear><lb/> | prudent queen hide such important secrets from that old cat, bat, & dullest toad?" <unclear>he</unclear><lb/> | ||
then abuses Shakespeare most contemptuously for it & says his admirers have not dared<lb/> | then abuses Shakespeare most contemptuously for it & says his admirers have not dared<lb/> | ||
to translate it. He objects to the details of Ophelia's death, & | to translate it. He objects to the details of Ophelia's death, & thinks that<lb/> | ||
nations which have produced no Bacon, nor <gap/> may find consolation in<lb/> | nations which have produced no Bacon, nor <gap/> may find consolation in<lb/> | ||
possessing nothing so disgusting, so intolerable as the church-yard scene</p> | possessing nothing so disgusting, so intolerable as the church-yard scene</p> | ||
I think highly of Moratin in every thing but his criticisms – His<lb/> | <p>I think highly of Moratin in every thing but his criticisms – His<lb/> | ||
translations of some of the songs are exquisitely beautiful. For instance< | translations of some of the songs are exquisitely beautiful. For instance</p> | ||
"Lauded all with sweet flowers &"<lb/> | "Lauded all with sweet flowers &"<lb/> | ||
<p>I would fain leave, if possible, a favorable impression of Moratin – Before he <del>up</del> again<lb/> | |||
asserts that Shakespeare's merits are so ambiguous that they will not bear rendering into<lb/> | |||
another language, I recommend him to study the translations of <unclear>Sokeller</unclear>, Schlegel, Voss<lb/> | |||
& Schiller; He must not expect to find his beauties in <gap/> nor even in Le <unclear>Tourneur</unclear><lb/> | |||
As a specimen of Moratin's poetical talent, I may perhaps be allowed to copy a most<lb/> | |||
<del>beautiful</del> touching & harmonious sonnet which he wrote in my Album, while living<lb/> | |||
in exile:</p> | |||
<p>The triumph of liberty has gathered <unclear>our</unclear> wanderer again into the fold of his father</p> | |||
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The passage "Who thats but a queen, fair, sober, wise,
Would from a paddock, from a bat, a gil
Such dear concernings hide" he translates "How can a beautiful, modest
prudent queen hide such important secrets from that old cat, bat, & dullest toad?" he
then abuses Shakespeare most contemptuously for it & says his admirers have not dared
to translate it. He objects to the details of Ophelia's death, & thinks that
nations which have produced no Bacon, nor may find consolation in
possessing nothing so disgusting, so intolerable as the church-yard scene
I think highly of Moratin in every thing but his criticisms – His
translations of some of the songs are exquisitely beautiful. For instance
"Lauded all with sweet flowers &"
I would fain leave, if possible, a favorable impression of Moratin – Before he up again
asserts that Shakespeare's merits are so ambiguous that they will not bear rendering into
another language, I recommend him to study the translations of Sokeller, Schlegel, Voss
& Schiller; He must not expect to find his beauties in nor even in Le Tourneur
As a specimen of Moratin's poetical talent, I may perhaps be allowed to copy a most
beautiful touching & harmonious sonnet which he wrote in my Album, while living
in exile:
The triumph of liberty has gathered our wanderer again into the fold of his father
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