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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. "
The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives - Page 109
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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Lives of the English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works ; And ...

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 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 ; aadeven of...
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The history of the Anglo-Saxons, Volume 2

Sharon Turner - 1840 - 384 pages
...combines, amplifies, and animates; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. II is not to be inferred that of this poetical vigour Pope had onty a littte, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope...
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The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the ..., Volume 2

Sharon Turner - 1841 - 636 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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The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the ..., Volume 2

Sharon Turner - 1841 - 636 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the superiority must, unth 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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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...energy which collects, combine», amplifies, and animates, the superiority must, with some hesitation, h»d only a little, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton must give place to...
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The American Common-school Reader and Speaker: Being a Selection of Pieces ...

John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates; the superiority must, with some hesitation.be 15 allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigor Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer since Milton, must give...
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Class Book of Prose: Consisting of Selections from Distinguished English and ...

John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 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 wri 21* ter since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even...
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Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing ...

Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the superiority must, with som« hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigor Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ; foi every other writer, since Milton, must...
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Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing ...

Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 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 vigor Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ; for every other writer, since Milton, must...
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The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott...

Walter Scott - 1848 - 484 pages
...which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates; the superiority must, -with some hesitation, he 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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