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" Dryden knew 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 attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in... "
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ... - Page 171
by Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 503 pages
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volume 11

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in...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...
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden., Esq: Containing Original Poems ..., Volume 1

John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton - 1811 - 642 pages
...am thick of hearing, rather worfe ''• than I was in town. I am glad to find, by your letter of " Poetry was not the fole praife of either ; for both...excelled likewife in profe; but Pope did not borrow his profc from his predecefibr. The livlc of Dry ilcu is capricious and varied , that of Pope is cautious...
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Containing Original Poems ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pages
...in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprchenfive fpeculation, and thofe of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden> and inure certainty in that of Pope. UPON THE DEATH OF LORD HASTINGS*. J\J.UST noble Haftings immaturely...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in...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...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...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...Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope* Poetry was no( tile sole praise of either ; for both ex • celled likewise in prose : But Pope did not borrow...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 5

Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 pages
...in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by a comprehensive speculation, and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in...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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 11

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 410 pages
...comprehensive speculation; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignityin theknowledge 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...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...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...more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both excelled likwiie in prose : But Pope did not borrow his prose from...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 412 pages
...in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in...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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 404 pages
...in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in...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...
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