The sun., 1881-12-04
oAuosps. 1871

enough:
oAuoxpa i577
AsArms.e os Baro.s assinaisdos
Que da Occidental prais Lustsna
,p'"arain an.ls alem aa ragrobana
En- rcrieos e guerra. .siorchioS
Nss do que proinettia a To- ca humans'
Eentre gente remota edaenram
Eovo reino. que tanto sublimarAm;
Bumb.m q. memoirs. sloric.a.
Dsquettes Refs duc toran dsands
APe Impsri.; 4. ,er,s, s,,n v,eS,,.
Esoneties ore pof ott". vaiero.as
seva0ds lei d. mort. hbsrtando;
Sc ian,o me ajuisr engenho srts.
Let us look now at tho oldest English transla-
ton OF the Portuguese epic Fsnshaw's. 1t has
certainly q fine. free swing. and 10 full OF So
norous and hgurative turns OF speech. The
reader will be strongly reminded OF Chapman's
Homer by the phrase making dry the breasts
Of Asia" for which. OF course, there 10 no war
rant in the original. On the othsr hand.
"Afric's vicious Glebe" is not only literal. but
sinRulsrly vigorous and happy for the relatively
pale terrds riciosas de Africa. Ofcourse " Trap
obanian" must be a misprint for "Taproba-
MAN." We need not point out that Fanehaw
has spoiled the connection OF thought By
placing period at tho end OF the fret stanza.
rASsHAv 1855
/rmes ard ire vsr above the vulgar File.
whoirou, the We,i,ra Luf,nniJa shoe,
eyn beyond ns arr.',y, Ss,, bs ,sis n.,o,.
Who brave in action patient in long r8.
ssyona wna, .,rsny.a I "a. = n~.m, so., na,dre Dor's
A MODERN sosphr which to Henren aspir'd.
Likewise those Ktrg, OF oortc.n memory.
,s-G "a, ,nS I'd. Snsfs ;hsy pas.
Bses sek. SieSu. As eS, BYE and T'1 rSo who By
Their deeds a. h.sr. lsi, no, s.e,t n..,ss dsfaa't
II WI and AT will 30 much guide my Pen.
In the corresponding lines from Mickle. the
reader will hnd strikinEly illustrated tho NOR
its. a. we'll a. the defects Of that popular trans
lation. II 10 curious to find the words beyond
cen Taprobana amplinsd. after the manner In
which Pope dealt with Homer. into beyond
where Ceylon lifts her spicy breast. and waves
her woods above the watery waste" Pure
Mickle also 10 ' Illustrious shades who levelled
in the dust the idol temples and tho shrlnss Of
lust" The translator seema to have found
illustrious . convenient word. for he again
intsrieots 1t four linss later.
nicxLn i77e
Arm. and the Hsroea who from Lisbon. shore.
Iaro, Sea; whsrs .ai v.: "a. never spread before
aud waves sis her woods above III. ws,sry
With prowcss more than human forc'd their way
ss ,, s
v.nVrsas .,ns. on soaring un"". , borne '"
Nd Al my co1n,f;y,s y. wal war. 81 The he song saG,n
on "Hs a. sns on ie'
Ilustrlous
The doi temples and the snrines OF lust,
Ard wherr erewhe foul demons were reverb
u,sio HS'S r"a. n.ms. Win siS,s
While time rolls on In every CLINE renowndi
1t will BE- noticed In the next citation that
MusRrave. substituting blank verse for the he
roic coupet. adopted by Mickle. is much more
faithful to the original than his predecessor.
Yet his version is relatively weak and dry. and.
regarded merely as English poetry. less attrao-
tive:
nvsexAvl is2s
Arms and tho heroe, OF ius,rious fame.
Who, from the wesisr rn Lnsi,Anisn shore,
FFsnSy; FsS ssyoua as
Witt more than human constancy endur'd
In Eastern eliu.s mighty empire raisd
The The sSsst ny & II iS Stir f'Gi msr sins.
Who 'presd To- cnri-,an Faith ~hereer their arm
Prevaild III Asia ana IN Airica.
Iio'a,rou, ANT snporsl,ious ritos
From rom isa,S', oniiviSn ineir na'Ss. t,dssma;
These le! me sinr and wide extend their fame.
II 60 such themes NV muse LAY dare aspire.
The reader will observe a marked improve
ment over the two last traDsators In tho quota
ton from Quillinan which follows. Here We
have a return TO Fanshaw's eight-lins stanza.
which so far corresponds TO the Inetrical form
OF the original. Quiiiinaa plainly sesks TO COM
bine ths spirited manner OF the old translators
with q toleraDle degree OF fidelity TO his au-
thors text. Glory all sublime" however. is
tame and rank with the ido!ater's breath" is
II reproduction OF Mickle rather than OF Ca.
moons. Here again the sense is marred by
the full stop at the close OF the frst stanza:
scILLisAx. is5s
ArIns and the men her,.c " the West
Who from their n.uve Lu.itshian shore.
By seas uil then un nnavictird. nrrst
Even beyUui TaIruSsns and ni9T-
TnreusG war. ana '', isr!i: :,e."asiy bore. .'
Raised nen etlslre IN Gst M cline
Vino @ids mn: % "at do",,niod. .pfe.d the Faith.
Afflicted airs as a .ci eh..,en,.s "a. u, q, nAnr,
An ~. warrior wnu rriernrd MS naine
rhe.e sii. my .o,,s pr -'aim MI in 'a Very part
1t Gen,us .id aud nriodioa, Al
1t 10 quite needless to point out the short
comings In the ensuing lines from Sir T. L.
Mitchsl's version. The last line OF his Hrst
s,anza cannot even be scanned:
MICHEL 1854
AT WSs ;nd ,ns b, =. ,s"sy ,Ss0.nsd
IA eeyord s.. 6 iaprSe1ns a.. PI,s see .se i9uni
In p-ris rctt. heree wars on unsuowp gIound.
Aeeuns al adverse human strength with more;
.s i . aa, ra.,e ID hsr name, .S high
Likewise those King. whose memorable deed,
G@iiog.ly spread ~, hply % iaiin ana nation,
In Africa ami A-is. devastation.
A Prom n0is , as y e 4. Il, vss' sas,l line aou
Singiag Viii proclaim 18th lar ami VIDE
II art and genius be not ule denied
There is little doubt that Mitchell's transla-
ton was published at his own expense. so We
have the satisfaction OF believing that the in
evitable loss OF money fell on the right shoul-
ders. 1t is to be hoped tnat such was the case
also with Hewitt's version. Of which we appenda
sample. That a man was capable OF printing such
q line as " New Kingdom Quilt and rendered so
sublime" constitutes certainly an astounding
instance OF assurance.
HEWITT. 1879
Arms AMI the i redoubtcd
Far from the western I.IsItanlan snOrs,
rhIO' seas wne!e never pGItr vessel came.
Nha iurtIcr vet tIIa iapruhs.a bore;
In dagger valiant and li wars the same.
Exceeding AZ Nis pledged ui hu nAu store
And. among lepr.e OF distant Cline.
ke~ kingdom bIIt Gnu rendered sublime:
And more. the glorious me mnrie OF the kings
The Path. the LiuiIre fnTtn who went to spread,
An Ltagn- u. On irNa>tau n's wlH.-,
tnrou-H uar'.i A,g!ch alid Asa sptGs
Al. tuust -lF lras n ,i .tsAt NH.ur rs things.
EuiTauc .l-,i 'f1m Tue iiw deatl who tgOd
sin.iug NIl diflI-e ~ every side.
II sail ana ART sOtss iny effort snide.
Much better is the following extract from
Durs version. which was brought out in time
for the tercenteuary OF Camoens in June. 1880.