 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 344 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation; and those of bids those nervous artists vie. That teach the disk...along the sky. Let him whose might can hurl this bowl, sole praise of either; for both excelled likewise in prose: but Pope did not borrow his prose from... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...Pope in his local mere. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and MÍ of ttled purpose of my soul ; Free and at large might their wild curse Dryand more certainty in that of Pope. 'oetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both excelled... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 420 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 likewise in prose : but Pope did not borrow his prose from... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 516 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 486 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 382 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...knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope.'' Again : " Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 370 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...knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope." Again : " Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 496 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...knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without which judgment is coM, and knowledge... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 602 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...knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope." Again : " Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's... | |
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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... 
