James Ross
Fabulæ Æsopi Selectæ, or Select Fables of Aesop: With an English Translation as Literal as Possible
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books Feb. 4, 2018)
Excerpt from Fabulæ Æsopi Selectæ, or Select Fables of Aesop: With an English Translation as Literal as PossibleTranslation of'these select Fables of ftsop, made above sixty years ago by H. Clarke, and forming the ground work of this, was, forthe time in which it was published, Without dispute excellent; but the changes, which the. Diction of the English language has sustained during so long a period, evidently point out not onlyuthe necessity of several amendments, but even that of a more just translatzon, whereby the Student may be able to un-v derstand properly the meafiing of the words he ex presses in construing: neither ought he ever to be accustomed to the use of obsolete words, nor those modes of speech, which accurate phraseology will not in an advanced stage of literature fully vindi-f cate accordingly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 0267778309 / 9780267778300
- Pages
- 164
- Weight
- 13.3 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.4 in.
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