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" The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is always smooth, uniform,... "
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ... - Page 172
by Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 503 pages
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The Sixth Reader: Consisting of Extracts in Prose and Verse, with ...

George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...prose ; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is ca10 pricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...both excelled likewise in 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 observes the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden...
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The National Fifth Reader: Containing a Treatise on Elocution, Exercises in ...

Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...both excelled likewise in prose ; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his prSdecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Drydcn obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition....
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Choice specimens of English literature, selected and arranged by T.B. Shaw ...

Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...both excelled likewise in 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 observes the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden...
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Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...both excelled likewise in prose ; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of Pope is...uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid, Pope is...
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A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...both excelled likewise in 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 observes the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden...
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Voice Culture and Elocution

William T. Ross - 1890 - 396 pages
...both excelled likewise in prose ; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that of Pope...uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is...
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Composition and Rhetoric by Practice: With Exercises Adapted for Use in High ...

William Williams (B. A.) - 1890 - 360 pages
...the just consequence of hypocrisy." (2) "The style of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of Popeis cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope,...
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Composition and Rhetoric by Practice: With Exercises Adapted for Use in High ...

William Williams (B. A.) - 1891 - 350 pages
...proper punishment of affectation ; and detestation, the just consequence of hypocrisy." (2) "The style of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of Pope is...uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope,...
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The Writer: Being One of a Series of Handbooks Upon Practical Expression, a ...

George Lansing Raymond, George Post Wheeler - 1893 - 224 pages
...both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is...uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is...
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