but I meet with sense so well united and maintained throughout his whole translation, that certainly he either knew the true fancy of the author, or having, by being long conversant with him, imprinted a vivid and general idea of that of Plutarch in his soul, he has delivered us nothing that either derogates from or contradicts him), but above all, I am the most taken with him for having made so discreet a choice of a book so worthy and of so great utility wherewith to present his country.
baina badakusat zentzu bat hain ederra, hain ongi josia eta zaindua haren itzulpen osoan gaindi non, edo zinez aditu baitu egilearen egiazko irudimena, edo, harreman luzeaz Plutarkoren ideia orokor bat biziki landaturik bere gogoan, ez baitio behintzat gezurta edo uka dezan deusik ere eman); baina, oroz gain, eskertzen diot hain liburu goren eta egoki baten bereizten eta hautazen jakin izanik bere herriari eskaintzeko. Gu, ezjakinok, galduak ginen, liburu honek ez bagintu lohiputzutik atera;