Comedies of Plautus: Amphitruo, Amphitryon. Miles Gloriosus. CaptiviT. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1769 |
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Sayfa vi
... must not expect to find , in the volumes now prefented him , a felect collection or chief d'œuvres of our author's works : the learned reader will be fenfible , that as many , if not more , which are equally admired , among our * It was ...
... must not expect to find , in the volumes now prefented him , a felect collection or chief d'œuvres of our author's works : the learned reader will be fenfible , that as many , if not more , which are equally admired , among our * It was ...
Sayfa xiii
... must have been the cafe ; either the old Romans were a set of such jolly fellows , that a little whuld make them laugh , or else our author had as much of the low as of the high in his judgment . " Is not our author alfo cenfurable for ...
... must have been the cafe ; either the old Romans were a set of such jolly fellows , that a little whuld make them laugh , or else our author had as much of the low as of the high in his judgment . " Is not our author alfo cenfurable for ...
Sayfa 6
... must be confeffed , that Plautus too often trifles in playing with words , as he does notoriously in this paffage . V. 37. A fupplicant . ] The Latin word is Orator . Cooke , who has tranflated this play , infifts that Orator here means ...
... must be confeffed , that Plautus too often trifles in playing with words , as he does notoriously in this paffage . V. 37. A fupplicant . ] The Latin word is Orator . Cooke , who has tranflated this play , infifts that Orator here means ...
Sayfa 15
... must appear to a modern , will yet be con- tinued , as it were , in the course of the Play , as in A & I. Scene II . and that even Jupiter will also addrefs the audience in mach the fame manner , in A & t III . Scene I , Befides ...
... must appear to a modern , will yet be con- tinued , as it were , in the course of the Play , as in A & I. Scene II . and that even Jupiter will also addrefs the audience in mach the fame manner , in A & t III . Scene I , Befides ...
Sayfa 19
... Must be endur'd with pain . MERC . On this account I have more reafon furely to complain 25 30 Of fervitude , -I , who before was free , Though now my father has me for his flave : This fellow , who was born a slave , complains ! But ...
... Must be endur'd with pain . MERC . On this account I have more reafon furely to complain 25 30 Of fervitude , -I , who before was free , Though now my father has me for his flave : This fellow , who was born a slave , complains ! But ...
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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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Sayfa 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.
Sayfa 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.
Sayfa 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.
Sayfa 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.
Sayfa 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...