 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1857 - 470 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, fur both excelled likewise In prose; but Pope did not borrow his prose from... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 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 - 1857 - 464 pages
...manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and ihose of Pope by minnte attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge...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 Greene Parker - 1857 - 152 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. 778. Poetry was not the sole praise of either ; for both excelled likewise in prose ; but Pope did... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 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... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 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... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 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... | |
 | Gregory Thurston Bedell - 1879 - 620 pages
...education was more scholastic. 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. " The style of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden's page... | |
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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... 
