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Comments on John Herschel's translation of Friedrich Schiller's "The Walk", by William Whewell

Reference number: HS/19/266

Date: 26 December 1842

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Handwritten notes proposing alterations to the hexameter translation of Schiller's "The Walk" by John Herschel. Comments on translations and poetic qualities of the piece.
Pencil annotation at the end in John Herschel's hand: "Can't adopt any one of there emendations - to say nothing of their excessive hastiness of versification".
Enclosure removed from HS/18/200

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HS/19/266
Earliest possible date
26 December 1842
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Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pp.
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Manuscript

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William Whewell

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William Whewell, Comments on John Herschel's translation of Friedrich Schiller's "The Walk", by William Whewell, 26 December 1842, HS/19/266, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_266/comments-on-john-herschels-translation-of-friedrich-schillers-the-walk-by-william-whewell, accessed on 20 April 2025

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