Masterworks of World Literature, Volume 2Dryden Press, 1955 |
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... serve as a fair example of what happens to such a poem when it is translated . As a final caution , the reader who knows only English should be reminded that foreign works are usually much better than they seem in translations . That is ...
... serve as a fair example of what happens to such a poem when it is translated . As a final caution , the reader who knows only English should be reminded that foreign works are usually much better than they seem in translations . That is ...
Page 250
... serve him best . His state Is kingly : thousands57 at his bidding speed , And post o'er land and ocean without rest ; They also serve who only stand and wait . ” ANDREW MARVELL ( 1621-1678 ) TO HIS COY MISTRESS Had we but world enough ...
... serve him best . His state Is kingly : thousands57 at his bidding speed , And post o'er land and ocean without rest ; They also serve who only stand and wait . ” ANDREW MARVELL ( 1621-1678 ) TO HIS COY MISTRESS Had we but world enough ...
Page 308
... serve you with a certain writ- ORGON . What ? You are here- M. LOYAL . Don't get excited , sir . It's nothing but a legal paper , an order to you and yours to vacate these premises and remove your chat- tels , to yield the occupancy to ...
... serve you with a certain writ- ORGON . What ? You are here- M. LOYAL . Don't get excited , sir . It's nothing but a legal paper , an order to you and yours to vacate these premises and remove your chat- tels , to yield the occupancy to ...
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