 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 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...Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry i\as not the sole praise of either; for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1851 - 468 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...Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry wan not the sole praise of either, for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1851 - 790 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...dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty iu that of Pope.'' Again: " Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform,... | |
 | 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 ate ; Confirm the tales her sons relate. OA: to Liberty. Who s predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 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 Holmes McGuffey - Children - 1853 - 350 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...knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. 7. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Children - 1853 - 344 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...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.... | |
 | Theodore Whitefield Hunt - English language - 1884 - 392 pages
...of fools." — Uobbes. "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Home more." — Shakespeare. "There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden and more certainty in that of Pope." — Johnson. If England has the better navy, Germany has the better army. "Crafty men contemn studies;... | |
 | Theodore Whitefield Hunt - English language - 1884 - 388 pages
...money of fools."— Hobbes. "Not that I loved Csesar less, but that I loved Rome more."— Shakespeare. "There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden and more certainty in that of Pope."—Johnson. If England has the better navy, Germany has the better army. "Crafty men contemn... | |
 | Edward Walford - History - 1884 - 628 pages
...nature, and Pope in his local manners ; the notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, more certainty in that of Pope. Dryden is sometimes vehement, Pope always smooth ; Dryden's page is... | |
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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... 
