The Adamus exul of Grotius; or The Prototype of Paradise Lost — page 17: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

X11 PREFACE. from oblivion ; and over the ashes of the mighty dead immolating the petty jealouses that are too apt to ruffle the amenity of co- temporaries. In conclusion, I would frankly confess that my translation of this wonderful drama is in some places extremely literal, and in others extremely free. In striving to make a version worthy of the original for the English reader, I was obliged to modify, enlarge, and contract many sentiments, especially those that occur in the choruses. A precise counterpart of these elaborate compositions would not have suited the public half so well as a bold paraphrase, embodying those forms of expression to which the hearts of the people are wont to vibrate. COMIC SOO KS.EO @