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" The style of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform; Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is always smooth, uniform,... "
Johnson's Life of Pope [ed.] by P. Peterson - Page 89
by Samuel Johnson - 1899 - 200 pages
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...excelled likewife in profe ; but Pope did not borrow his .profe from his predeceflbr. The flyle of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious...uniform ; Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope conftrains his mind to his own rules of compofition. Dryden is fomerimes vehement and rapid ; Pope...
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW OR LITERARY JOURNAL

Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...excelled litewife in profe; bui Pope did not borrow his profe from his prtdeceiTjr. The flyle of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious...uniform ; Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope conftrains his mind to his own rules of competition. Dryden is fometimes vehement and rapij ; Pnpe...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...lifcewife in profe ; but Pope did fiot borrow his profe from his pfredeceffor. The ftyle of D1y den is capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious...uniform ; Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope conftrains his mind to his own rules of compofitiort. Dryden is fometimes vehement and rapid j Pope...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...excelled likewife in profe ; but Pope did not borrow his profe from his predeceffor. The ftyle of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of 'Pope is cautious...; Dryden obeys the motions of his own 'mind, Pope Conftrains his mind to his own -rules of eompofition. Dry deft is fometimes vehement andrrapid ; Pope...
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Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...but Pope "did not borrow his profe from his -predeceffor. for. The ftyle of Dryden is capricious an< varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform *. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind,. Pope conftrains his mind to his own rules of cornpofition. Dryden is fometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...excelled likewife in profe ; but Pope did not borrow his profe from his predeceflbr. The ftyle of Dryd.cn is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious...; Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope conftrains his mind to his own rules of compofition. Dryden is fometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...excelled likewife in profe ; but Pope did not borrow his profe from his predeceflbri The ftyle of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious...; Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope conftraihs his mind to his own rules of compofition. Dryden is fometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...excelled likewife in profe ; but Pope did not borrow his profe from his predecefibr* The ftyle of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious...uniform; Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope conftrains his mind to his own rules of compofition. Dryden is fometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is...
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The New annual register, or General repository of history, politics, and ...

1793 - 738 pages
...excelled likewife in prole ; but Pope did not borrow his prole from his predeccflor. The Ityle of Dryden is capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious...; Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope conihains his mind to his own rules of composition Drvden is forrietirnes vehement and rapid ; Pope...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...excelled likewife in profe; but Pope did not borrow hi* profe from his predcceflbrs. The ftyle of Drydeu is capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obferves the motions nf his own mind ; Pope conftrains his mind to his own rules of competition. Dryden...
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