 | Merritt Caldwell - 1845 - 352 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...knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. 4. Never before were so many opposing interests, passions, and principles, committed to such a decision.... | |
 | Merritt Caldwell - 1846 - 390 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 the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainly in that of Pope. 4. Never before were so many opposing interests, passions, and principles,... | |
 | Salem Town - 1847 - 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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 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...knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. 7. Poetry was not the sole praise of either; for both excelled likewise in prose ; but Pope did not... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1850 - 292 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...knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. 180. In the above passage, the antithetic words are all expressed ; each is opposed to some other as... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 472 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... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 468 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...Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry wan not the sole praise of either, for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 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...Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry i\as not the sole praise of either; for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 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 the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty iu that of Pope.'' Again: " Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform,... | |
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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... 
