AGUSTIN CASTRO
\ˈaɡəstˌɪn kˈastɹə͡ʊ], \ˈaɡəstˌɪn kˈastɹəʊ], \ˈa_ɡ_ə_s_t_ˌɪ_n k_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_əʊ]\
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A Mexican poet; born in Cordova, Vera Cruz, Jan. 24, 1728; died in Bologna, Italy, 1790. A Jesuit priest, an unpedantic scholar, he taught philosophy, and also translated masterpieces with almost unfailing sureness of touch. His original verse, always warm and pure, includes "Hernan Cortes", and "Charts" to guide the budding poetic genius; while the versions he made of Seneca, Horace, Sappho, Milton, Fenelon, and Euripides, receive merited praise.
By Charles Dudley Warner
