The Satires of Juvenal

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Excerpt from The Satires of Juvenal: Translated Into English Verse The public decision concerning the merit of translated poets comes, I believe, at last' to be founded on the success of the finer passages, of such as are best recollected of the original - an Opinion which takes it indeed for granted that trans lated Poetry is most acceptable to those who are not unacquainted with its original a point on 'which my persuasion is so strong, that I greatly doubt not only whether Juvenal, in English, can ever become a favorite, but even whether Virgil be so. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.