 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 410 pages
...comprehensive speculation; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignityin theknowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry...constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden' page is... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 530 pages
...Dryden were formed by a comprehensive speculation, and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more...prose : but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessors. The stile of Dryden js capricious arid varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform.... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation , those of Pope, by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more...not the sole praise of either ; for both excelled likwiie in prose : But Pope did not borrow his prose from Jiis predecessor. The style of Dryden is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1819 - 364 pages
...speculation ; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dry den, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not...constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 404 pages
...of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more...constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 412 pages
...of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more...constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...minute attention. There is more dignity the knowledge of Dryden, and tnpre certainty in that ?ope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either : for both...and varied.; that of Pope is cautious and uniform : Drydcn obeys the motions o'f his own mind : Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition.... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...speculation ; those of Pope, by tnintite attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dry' den, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not...his predecessor. The style of .Dryden is capricious au'l varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform : Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 434 pages
...were formed by comprehentive speculation ; those of Pope, by minute attention. There is more digr nity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in...Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both ex» celled likewise in prose : Hut Pi pt did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more...varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden... | |
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Dryden knew more of man in his general nature, and Pope in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty... 
