| Evidence: | 'I received about a month ago the Revd Willm Thomson of Ochiltree's new translation of the Testament. Of course I am no judge of his 'new renderings'; but the stile both of writing & thinking displayed in those parts which I have looked at, is dull & sluggish as the clay itself. He brags of having altered the expressions of the old translation - every body I suppose will readily admit this - and be ready to wish him joy of all the honour than [that] can arise from such alterations...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jun 1817 and 30 Jun 1817 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Kirkcaldy | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Thomas Carlyle |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 4 Dec 1795 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Teacher later author |
| Religion: | Lapsed Calvinist |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | William Thomson |
| Title: | The New Testament. Translated from the Greek, 3 vols |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | translated from the Greek |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 13365 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Thomas Carlyle | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Carlyle | |
| Place of Publication: | Durham | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 104 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas Carlyle, The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Carlyle (Durham, 1970), 1, p. 104, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13365, accessed: 05 June 2023 | |
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