88 APPENDIX TO MR. COLMAN'S &c. abfolutely to decide that he had fome knowledge of both; and if we may judge by our own time, a man, who has any Greek, is feldom without a very competent fhare of Latin; and yet fuch a man is very likely to ftudy Plutarch in English, and to read tranflations of Ovid. See Dr. Farmer's reply to these remarks by Mr. Colman, in a note on LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, A& IV. fc. ii. p. 258. ago by W. Towers, in a panegyrick on Cartwright." Surely, Towers having faid that Cartwright had no Greek, is no proof that Ben Jonfon faid fo of Shakspeare." ANCIENT TRANSLATIONS FROM CLASSICK AUTHORS.2 TE HOMER. EN Bookes of Homer's Iliades tranflated out of French, by Arthur Hall, Efquire. At London. Imprinted by Ralph Newberie, 4to.3 1581 The Shield of Achilles from the 18th Book of Homer, by Geo. Chapman, 4to. Lond. 1596 Seven Books of the Iliades, by ditto, 4to.+ Lond. 1596 1598 D°. Homer Prince of Poets: tranflated according to the Greeke in Twelve Bookes of his Iliads: By Geo. Chapman; fmall folio. Lond. printed for Samuel Macham. No date. 2 This Lift was drawn up by Mr. Steevens. I have made a few inconfiderable additions to it, which are diftinguished by this mark. MALONE. 3 In the first vol. of the books of entries belonging to the Stationers' Company, is the following: "Henry Bynneman.] Nov. 1580, lycenfed unto him under the wardens' handes ten bookes of the Iliades of Homer." Again, Samuel Macham.] Nov. 14, 1608. "Seven bookes of Homer's Iliades tranflated into English by Geo. Chapman.-[By affignment from Mr. Windett.] Again, Nathaniel Butter] April 8, 1611, "A booke called Homer's Iliades in Englishe, containing 24 Bookes. Again, Nov. 2, 1614," Homer's Odiffes 24 bookes, tranflated by George Chapman." 4 Meres, in his Second Part of Wits Commonwealth, fays that Chapman is "of good note for his inchoate Homer." [This, I believe, was published in 1609. There are several Sonnets at the end, addreffed to different noblemen; among them one," to the Lord Treafurer, the Earle of Salisbury." See alfo the entry below.] Fifteen Books of D°. thin folio 1600 The whole Works of Homer, by d°. printed for Nath. Butter; no date, but probably printed 1611 in The Crowne of all Homer's Works, Batrachomymachia, &c. *[By Geo. Chapman, with his portrait in the title-page.] thin folio; printed by John Bill. No date. The ftrange wonderfull and bloudy Battel between Frogs and Mife; paraphraftically done into English Heroycall Verfe, by W. F. (i. e. William Fowldes,) 4to. HESIO D. 1603 The Georgicks of Hefiod, by George Chapman; Tranflated elaborately out of the Greek: Containing Doctrine of Hufbandrie, Moralitie, and Pietie; with a perpetual Calendar of Good and Bad Daies; Not fuperftitious, but neceffarie (as farre as naturall Caufes compell) for all men to obferve, and difference in following their affaires. Nec caret umbra Deo. London, Printed by H. L. for Miles Partrich, and are to be folde at his Shop neare Saint Dunftans Church in Fleetstreet. [This title-page is given at full length, because the existence of the book it belongs to (which 1618 In the first volume of the Entries of the Stationers' Company is the following: "T. Purfoote.] The Battel of the Frogges and Myce, and certain orations of Ifocrates." Jan. 4, 1579. |