 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...byminute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either; for both...varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden Dryden observes the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rales of composition.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either; for both...varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden Dryden observes the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition.... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Drydcn, aud more ccrhiiiity in that of Vopc. Poetry was not the sole praise of either : for both...varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform; Dryden obeys the motioMs of bis own mind, Pope is :iKv:i\s smooth, uniform, aud gentle. Dryden 's page is... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. " Poetry was not the sole praise of either; for both...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...minute attention. There in more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both...constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Drydtn is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and Dryden's page is a natural... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...attention. There is more dignity in the know* ledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both...of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his ow n rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement ami rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both...capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and un1form. Dryden observes the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...more certainty in that of Pope* Poetry was no( tile sole praise of either ; for both ex • celled likewise in prose : But Pope did not borrow his prose...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. —... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 410 pages
...minute attention. There is more dignityin theknowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either : for both...rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden' page is a natural field, rising into inequalities, and diversified by the varied exuberance... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 530 pages
...attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. ' Poetry was not the sole praise of either, for both...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.... | |
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Poetry was not the sole praise of 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 of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his... 
