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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828
    - 1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Anne Porden - 1800-1825
      - 2 - Letters from William Porden to his daughter Eleanor Anne Porden - 1800-1808

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEP/1/2/2
Former Reference	D3311/19/89
Title	Letter from William Porden to his daughter Eleanor Anne Porden, on the respective merits of Homer and his translators, and on the failings of the Institution
Date	30 Jun 1808
Description	Eleanor may be right to say Homer is superior to his translators, being the first poet in the world communicating his ideas in his own superior language: Pope's translation "embellished with beauties", which Porden found difficult in comparison with Cooper's plain story-telling, albeit frequently flat; when Eleanor translates the whole into literal English, he will versify it, which he will try when she has finished one book. The Institution is rapidly declining, and he wonders whether the new one of which she is a member will prove to be better; it would have been more useful as a school if its directors had contrived to fill it, as a lecturer need a full audience. Sorry to hear Miss Brown is still low in spirits, not helped by the hot weather. Love to all their friends, particularly the Flaxmans.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	William Porden
Sender Location	Eaton Hall [Cheshire]
Recipient	Eleanor Anne Porden
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Eleanor Anne Porden, later Eleanor Franklin (1795-1825)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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