The worlds olio written by the Right Honorable, the Lady Margaret Newcastle.

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Title: The worlds olio written by the Right Honorable, the Lady Margaret Newcastle.
Author: Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
Publication: London :: Printed for J. Martin and J. Allestrye ...,; 1655.
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Of Translatours.

IT is not enough for Translatours to be learned in the several Languages; but there must be sympathy between the genius of the Authors, and the Translatours, which every age doth not produce: for most commonly a genius is not matched in many ages. Ovids genius was matched by Sans, and Dubartus was matched by Silvester; but Homer is not yet matched in our Language; for though the worke was indeavoured to be transla∣ted, yet it is not like him; and though the copy of a Picture is not so well as the original, yet good copies draw so neer the life, that none but a curious and skilful eye, shall perceive the diffe∣rence; so a good Translatour shall write so like the Authour; that none but the most learned and that with study and great observance shall finde the defects.