 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 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 Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 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...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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 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', more certainty' in that of Pope'. The stylo of Dryden is capricious' and varied', that of Pope cautious'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1854 - 504 pages
...in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and chose of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in...Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was net the sole praise of either, for both excelled likewise in prose ; but Pope did not borrow his prose... | |
 | Popular educator - 1854 - 922 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 Diyden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either : for both excelled... | |
 | 1856 - 428 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 Russell - 1856 - 240 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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 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 prcse ; but Pope did not borrow his prose from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...comprehensive speculation ; arid those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge ot 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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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... 
