TLucretius Carus, Of the nature of things . ius. I havenot here defignd to rob him of any Part of thatCommendation^ which he has fo juftly acquired bythe whole Authour ; whofe Fragments only fall tomy Portion. The Ways of our Tranflation are verydifferent: he follows him more clofely than I havedone; which became an Interpreter of the wholePoem. 1 take more Liberty^ becaufe it beft fuitedwith my Defign^ which was to make him as plea-fmg as I could. He had been too voluminous^ hadhe usd my Method in fo long a Work ; and I hadcertainly taken his^ had I made it my Bufinefs totranflate the whole.

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TLucretius Carus, Of the nature of things . ius. I havenot here defignd to rob him of any Part of thatCommendation^ which he has fo juftly acquired bythe whole Authour ; whofe Fragments only fall tomy Portion. The Ways of our Tranflation are verydifferent: he follows him more clofely than I havedone; which became an Interpreter of the wholePoem. 1 take more Liberty^ becaufe it beft fuitedwith my Defign^ which was to make him as plea-fmg as I could. He had been too voluminous^ hadhe usd my Method in fo long a Work ; and I hadcertainly taken his^ had I made it my Bufinefs totranflate the whole. The Preference then is jufllyhis; and I join with Mr Evelyn in the Confeffionof itj with this additional Advantage to him ; thathis Reputation is already eftabliflid in this Poet;mine is to make its Fortune in the World. If Ihave been any where obfcure in following ourcommon Authour; or if Lucretius himfelf is to becondemnd^ I refer my felf to his excellent Anno-tations, which I have often read, and always withfome new Pleafure. ITUS C t ]. T. Lucretius Carus O F T H E Nature of Things. BOOK L

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