Letters Concerning Poetical Translations - And Virgil's and Milton's Arts of Verse, &c. by William Benson
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"--_Fotum Gremio dea tollit in altos Idaliæ lucos._ Dr. _Trapp_, "--And on her Bosom hush'd, Carries him to _Idalia_'s lofty Groves.-- Mr. _Pit_, "Lull'd in her Lap to rest, the Queen of Love Conveys him to the soft _Idalian_ Grove. Again, "--_Ubi tot Simois correpta sub undis Scuta virûm, galeasque, & fortia corpora volvit,_ Dr. _Trapp_, "Where _Simois_ in his rapid Torrent rolls So many Warriour Bodies, Helms and Shields. Mr. _Pit_, "Where _Simois_ Streams incumber'd with the Slain, Roll'd Shields, and Helms, and Heroes to the Main. |
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