 Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities, and diversified by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn, shaven by the scythe,...  Lives of the English Poets: Swift-Lyttelton - Page 222by Samuel Johnson - 1905Full view - About this book
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 pages
...rather that Caesar were living, and die all slaves? or that Caesar were dead, and live all freemen ? The style of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that...motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to the rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 pages
...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....of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that of Pope is,oautions and uniform. Dryden observes the motions of his own mind j Pope constrains his mind to... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, those of Pope by minute attention. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that...cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mmd ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pages
...certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; 'or both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is rapricious and varied; that of Pope is :autions aod uniform. Dryden observes .he motions of his own... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...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 ie capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden observes the motions of his... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 pages
...dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of P6pe. celled likewise in pr6se : but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor....uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope 5 constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dtyden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...was not the sole praise of either ; for both excelled likewise in prose ; but Pope did not borrow hN there to see A lady l'ope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid,... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pipe. celled likewise in prose : but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and vtiried ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope 5 constrains... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...certainty in that of Hope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both «celled likewise in prose ; i is capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 pages
...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....his own mind, Pope constrains his mind to his own rales of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid, Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle.... | |
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