In any sphere where all start at a prescribed age, as in great universities and public services, there is a tendency to become standardized, to be only one example of a prevalent type.
"Command"
William McFee
Even in the age of Pope, when, if ever, it was safe to be dogmatic and when the theory of translation seemed safely on the way to become standardized, one still hears the voices of a few recalcitrants, voices which become louder and more numerous as the century advances; in the nineteenth century the most casual survey discovers conflicting views on matters of fundamental importance to the translator.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos
The English language was neither so rich in resources nor so carefully standardized as it has become of later times.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos