 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1821 - 406 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...either ; for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did:not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 308 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 is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 404 pages
...speculation; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignityin theknowledge of Dryden, aud more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 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...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... | |
 | ARTHUR MURPHY - 1823 - 616 pages
...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... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 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...and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dr3'dcn obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition.... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; those of Pope, by minute attention'. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more...praise of either; for both excelled likewise in prose : Bat Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 384 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... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 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 - 1825 - 682 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 i 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... 
