 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...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal1781Snippet view - About this book
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 456 pages
...Pope in his loeal manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity...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... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...Pope in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculations, and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity...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 - English language - 1845 - 454 pages
...Pope in hi« local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and ihose of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity...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... | |
 | Merritt Caldwell - Elocution - 1845 - 348 pages
...and Pope in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity...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 - Elocution - 1846 - 390 pages
...and 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 - American literature - 1847 - 420 pages
...and Pope in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation ; those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity...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 - Readers - 1849 - 348 pages
...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...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 - Readers - 1850 - 292 pages
...and Pope in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity...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 - English language - 1851 - 472 pages
...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...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 - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...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...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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