 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...; and Pope, in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation , those of Pope, by minute attention. There is 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
...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 Dry den, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both excelled... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 404 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 412 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 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...prose: But Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of .Dryden is capricious au'l varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform... | |
 | 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...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 :... | |
 | 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
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1821 - 406 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...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...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. Dr3'dcn... | |
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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 excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious... 
