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Excerpt from The Odes of Horace
OH every translator lies the burden of proving that it is possible for him to benefit others besides himself by translation. But if this be conceded, he need not go on to apologise for turning Latin or Greek poetry into English prose. The thing has been done so often - and generally, thanks to the skill of competent scholars, with so little out rage to the public taste - that only excessively squeamish persons will feel a transient shudder at the idea of an unmetrical version of the Odes of Horace. It is better to accept the prevailing fashion: not to dwell on the relation of spirit to form: not to consider too closely the' probable result when the familiar New Zealander shall render Moore's Melodies into the polished prose periods of his native Maori.
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