 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...  Lives - Page 559by Samuel Johnson - 1800Full view - About this book
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 392 pages
...Dry'den, and more certainty in that of Pope. celled likewise in prose : but Pope did not borrow bis prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is...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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 404 pages
...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 Dry'den, and more certainty in that of Pope. celled likewise in prose : but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden... | |
 | Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1829 - 323 pages
...manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge...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 composi" In JOANUEM... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 407 pages
...manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; those of Pope, by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge...predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied j that of Pope is cautious and uniform : Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind , Pope constrains... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 442 pages
...manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation; and those of Pope by minute ous artists vie. That teach the disk to sound along the sky. Let him whose might can hurl this bowl, observes the motions of his own mind; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dry... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 404 pages
...local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge...did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The sty le of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the... | |
 | Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1834
...manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge...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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1835 - 404 pages
...local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835
...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 that of Pope." Again : " Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 480 pages
...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 that of Pope. Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without which judgment is coM, and knowledge... | |
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