 | British poets - 1822 - 308 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope; and even of Dryden... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1823 - 580 pages
...which collects, combines, amplifies, •/./,/ animates ; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates — the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour, Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer, since Milton, must give place to Pope ; and even... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be -allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this 3 «6 THE AMERICAN [Lesson 7. poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more : for... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Dryden. had more; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...which collects, combines, amplifies. SIK. animates; the superiority must, with some hesitation, t* allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Drjd«> had more; for every other writer since Milton ronst^*1 place to Pope ; and even of... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates — the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of thi* poetical vigour, Pope had only a little, because Drydcn had more ; for every other writer, since... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...energy, which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more; for every other writer, since Milton, must give place to Pope : and even of... | |
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Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it must be said, that, if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. 
