 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 456 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 rales of composition. Dryden... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculations, 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 454 pages
...of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and ihose 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. Drydett obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition.... | |
 | Salem Town - American literature - 1847 - 420 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...style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the emotions of his own mind ; Pope constrams his mind to his own... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1849 - 348 pages
...attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. 7. Poetry was not the sole praise of either; for both...varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obej's the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 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...Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either; for btlh excelled likewise in prose: but Pope did not borrow liis prose from his predecessor. The style... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1851 - 472 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...his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden U capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry i\as not the sole praise of either; for both excelled likewise...varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope constrains hia mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both «wiled likewise in prose ; but Pope did not borrow his prose...varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obey« the motions of hi« 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... 
