Prevod

(Those who mix antiquated words with words in current use, hoping to win a reputation for writing their language well, write it badly and make themselves ridiculous.) A certain rich man, building a house In a modern and paltry style, Unearthed from an ancient ruin Now a capital, now a fragment of a base, Here an ornament, there a cornice, 5 Half a pilaster and a bracket or two. He heard they were precious remains Of Roman grandeur and taste, And that architects of sound judgment Won fame by imitating them. 10 To embellish his wretched building, He scattered them here and there. What a pretty patchwork! What charming repairs! Everyone laughs at this façade Except one fellow with a distant air 15 Of learning, whose obsession is such That he digs up antiquated words To knead them together with those of today.