 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 - Página 559editado por - 1800Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Charles Townsend Copeland, Frank Wilson Cheney Hersey - 1909 - 666 páginas
...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... | |
 | Alexander Malcolm Williams - 1909 - 454 páginas
...a of Johnson's paragraph structure : — not the sole praise of either ; for both excelled likewise Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor....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... | |
 | George Paston - 1909 - 430 páginas
...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. . . . If the flights of Dryden are higher, Pope continues longer on the wing. If of Dryden's fire the... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 páginas
...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 observes the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 páginas
...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 observes the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 páginas
...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 observes the motions of his own mind; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 páginas
...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... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - 1916 - 964 páginas
...manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by compre- [30 hensive 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 [40 the motions of his own mind, Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden... | |
 | Philander Priestley Claxton, James McGinniss - 1921 - 392 páginas
...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. — From Lives of the Poets, by Dr. Samuel Johnson. Study also the examples that follow, to note the... | |
 | John Ker Spittal - 1923 - 438 páginas
...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... | |
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