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Dr Aitkin

  

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Dr Aitkin : Translation of the Agricola of Tacitus

"Now it was translating Tacitus, in order to try what was the utmost compression of style that I could attain.".."I went into such an enthusiasm over the original, and especially over the celebrated concluding passage, that I thought I would translate it, and correct it by Dr Aitkins, which I could procure from our public library".

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Harriet Martineau      Print: Book
  

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