Title | : | Targum |
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Author | : | George Henry Borrow |
Release | : | 1899-01-01 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Poetry, Books, Fiction & Literature |
Size | : | 73548 |
The following pieces, selections from a huge and undigested mass of translation, accumulated during several years devoted to philological pursuits. That the character of a nation is best distinguishable by the general tone of its poetry, has been frequently remarked, and is a truth which does not admit of controversy; the soft songs of the Persian, and the bold and warlike ditties of the Dane are emblems of the effeminacy of the one, and the reckless heroism of the other. |