The Roman History, Bind 1C. and J. Rivington, 1827 |
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Side v
... object which I had in view , of making the work known in England ; while , on the other hand , I felt it was impossible to give a faithful and literal version , without partaking myself of the obscu- rity of the original . I could not ...
... object which I had in view , of making the work known in England ; while , on the other hand , I felt it was impossible to give a faithful and literal version , without partaking myself of the obscu- rity of the original . I could not ...
Side vi
... object , however , is not to criticize the author , but to vindicate the translation . I have invariably given the literal rendering of the text , where uncertainty rested on the author's pro- found and abstract theories . Fidelity here ...
... object , however , is not to criticize the author , but to vindicate the translation . I have invariably given the literal rendering of the text , where uncertainty rested on the author's pro- found and abstract theories . Fidelity here ...
Side xi
... object is to unveil a deceptive story , and he is satisfied with advancing individual conjectures , while the greater part is left in ruins . But the historian requires something positive ; he must discover , at least with probability ...
... object is to unveil a deceptive story , and he is satisfied with advancing individual conjectures , while the greater part is left in ruins . But the historian requires something positive ; he must discover , at least with probability ...
Side 3
... object on the contrary , to give a critical view of the history chiefly of the first five centuries ; not influenced by fanciful speculations , but in the sobriety of research , -not putting forward the mere results of criti- cism ...
... object on the contrary , to give a critical view of the history chiefly of the first five centuries ; not influenced by fanciful speculations , but in the sobriety of research , -not putting forward the mere results of criti- cism ...
Side 9
... objects which the same words now represent . The Middle Ages fell into similar mis- takes , though in fewer instances , because they still preserved a close affinity to ancient times . But the fallacious reasonings , founded on the ...
... objects which the same words now represent . The Middle Ages fell into similar mis- takes , though in fewer instances , because they still preserved a close affinity to ancient times . But the fallacious reasonings , founded on the ...
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