Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-19
MuNFORD,S HOMER

MUNFORD'S HOMER.
We received beautiful copy Of this work J.
THURSDAY The following notice, which La, i.
handed 10 us by friend, is from one OF lie ~.
scholars in The Union:
MUNroRDs HoMER.-We have 1, length i.
pleasure Of introducing 10 The iaror an atl..s.
ton Of the public, the long expeclei lraa,ls.io,
Homers lliad, By the late VIM. Muu!or3 o.'s,
CITY |, is work in which Fir2inar> max l..
an honest PRIDE for lis merits are q Iha hig1 az
der which will confer as lasting hona! Oh be
literature OF the country, as on the memory o,.
| translator.
We have read the new version with care a,
attention and our delight and admiration Lag
| increased with our progress in lis perusai. "
have compared it diligently with the GreeS. q
with the other translations of celebrity whict
ready adorn The English language. The fc>uI
/ our examination has been firm conviction r. +.
immsasuratle superiority over all that have ~.
| ceded IT, l. i sinsulaily faithful 10 the o.lslI.
preserving, with The utmost rulhtune>s, the 4,
and spirit as well as The language 81 the orieila
vet ieicously avoiding the badness OF wha.
ioolishly termed accurate translation. In reatli.
! Mr. Mpntord's Homer we inhale the wy atm +,
phere in which the heroes OF Homer lived 81
| IOuSUl. w Z dlC tOuNutL anu ih T'i'N iH'"s1
| sanctitied BY that inspiration which the muse /.
early Greece poured cut upon
1.-The bard Of Scio's rocky Isle"
!, is amongst Greeks and Trolans, GODS az.
demi gods, that we dwell; instead OF ts;rg
withdrawn from the noble simplicity 4 anl1g-
times 10 the foppish dileitanlisn oil I'll no.et.
tastes. Al length we are enabled 10 ,anc ls;, ii
the noble pageant represented on the canvas i
Homer, and 10 forget in our peru>al OF an En-
ish version, that three thousand Yeas have int
vencd since the scenes occurred which We c i.
template, and that ihey were heraldedtU ne VOL
in another tongue ard beneath tar Other sTie>.
II We turn from Muniord 10 Pope of Co@Ee
the charm is broken. The miscins grates a!
affected beauties ot tn one, and The rude baffsi
ness OF the olhcr, ti.pel The magic by which ..
have been surrounded.
We therefore declare II 10 be our conrioi0t
that in all the essentials OF admirable trans aii1r
Mr. Muntord's version Of The lliad !, All M
could be desired by those who are anxious 4 =
the verlable Homer 10 an English galb. u
translation is faithful, elegant, and insplnrg-
rising wi,hou, effort into The regions Of te
| lime, when Homer scars aloit Oh The bf'as >Wc
| OF his ample pinions and again descel ii- Wla
! graceful inclination as he bold seer - MIA $.
| turns from his lofty flight. The language /, NJ.
| vouS though simple and IefoIent 81 liaiyou'i
| freshness and easy vigor which lnpa sp.a
| charm 10 The original. / he vcF>lcaiion j. fat-
| ing and sustained varied unsteady by . Geif.
rous use OF all the arts OF rhythm, ana .iirra
streaming forth as a river OF MIX and honti
Such a work must commend Itself a oncc
The favor OF az who pretend 10 literary ,aslc -.
culture: and when we add that all the prai's
which may be lis due, rebound 10 the honor
American Literature, and especially oi Virgin
need we add one word more 10 ensure for Il II
patronage OF he American people} -
There was d report circulating rhrouet
streets to-day (says Thursday night, ur'f
which produced some surprise and esc,l.irs'
viz that Mr. Pakenham had protested asair'
our troops crossing the Rio Grande As iii. q,
NOR may have flown by this tine half The So
New York, and NAV effect the price Of stoto'
it were not even designed 10 effect that ohJec p
deem it our duiy 10 say al once that the stor
20 far as we are advised, without any iOund1n
Certain il is, our Government has not yet hoaia
any such protest; and deeply indeed should We
greet the movement. We never expressed anys,f
inent more honestly in our lives, than thai We
sire to preserve our amcable relations with u
tain il il be compatible with our rights and cu'
tor. There are no two nations on the nany-feo'
globe who can contribute 10 each oihef'S prc,Ief
more in state Of peace, orInJnie each Other q
in state of war Bur we are perfectly assn,
that any measure Ofthis description would sot'
" complicdte our relations wih Great Britain
10 make crisis probable, perhaps incvi'are
We profess 10 be as lhoroughly acquamic!
the character OF our conn,fymen as aug
else; and We are satisfied thai their public slIui,
sturdy pride which characterizeS The Anglo sax
nd which in M r. = "a
if not greater, than what belongs 10 John r.
would not permit our people 10 tolerate a5'sRs.
intervention on his part with iDlpuniiy
The Richmond papers (says the Un'on =
form US OF the death Of a distingunhe1 NJ
Robert Stanard, Esq, a Judge OF 'hs Cos
of Appeals Of Virginia. "He was struck t,"
BY paralysis, while engaged in the pre-, |
| ton OF an opinion in his Office on "
night, and fingered until o'clock w
day night. He was in his 9th year" ~
one Of the most eminent Jurisis oi the canti,
/ Al the Bar, in the General Assembly, an %
Virginia Convention of 1880, he was ci,nas
ed BY his great and commanding abilities
Mr.. Archer, in the Senate 90 FRIDAY '1'@
ted resolution, which was agreed 10, as it-o'
Resslred, Tha, The Committee on he a-'..
be instructed 10 inquire into the propreH 7
yiding by law for change in The time .
ing the Spring terms OF The District Cout
United States, holden al Richmond an y. l
in the State Of Virginia, so that me iofIs,,
stead Of commencing On the 18th day I. -
may commence on The % MONDAY " .
each year; and the latter, instead oil benz 7.
the Both day Of May. may commence % s
Monday in June in each year
NAVAL-The u. S. Brig Perry T. Y.
Blake, will sailto-day Tor Chagre>. uIed'
litude has been used in getting The Fe',!
for sea, under orders received yestef4"t
Navy Department.
We learn that orders have been feee'.
10 fit on, the q. S. sloop Of war peca :. -.
vice, and that few more men nave ~ - |
into the Navy Yard 10 finish The orce, gl'ss~
time since in relation 10 the friRate pta..
And also for using the utmost dllisens -,
Iendezvou. here 10 enlisling Tecrun.
naval seryice.-[NorteK Beacon, nay ~
TEXAS ELECTION. ..
n Kaufman is undoubtedly elec.eJ
gress from he first Eastern dls'i'e. !.
certain whether Williams or PlliepO}
in The second. All the Counties eIc-FA pG.
and Brazos, give Williams l,o'H
| O9l, Cooke 995.
DIED. ,.s
Died, on Sunday night, l0tA lnsal;: ~ :
months. THEopoRick BLAND, son o. ~. -.
Theodorick and Frances c. Pryor O
"They die in Jesus. and are ees'
How calm their sumbes aie ,.,t
From suffering and from 'ln