...of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn, sbaven by the scythe, and levelled by the roller. Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet; that...is cold, and knowledge is inert; that energy which collect;, combines, amplifies, and anirrrates; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed...

..."the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Of genius, that power which conftitutes a poet ; that quality, without which judgment is cold and knowledge is inert ; that energy which colleéb, combines, amplifies, and animales ; the fuperiority muft, with forne hefitation, be allowed...

...the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Of genius, that power which conftitutés a poet ; that quality, without which judgment is cold and knowledge is inert; that energy which collecb, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the fuperiority muft, with fome hcfitation, be allowed...

...Dryden and Pope, in the Life of the latter poet, pp. 166 — 171, edit. 1783; in which "the superiority of genius, — that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without which judgment is cofd and knowledge is inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies and animates ;" — is,...

...conllitution was preferved with decent reverence. JOHNsON. Of genius, that power which conftitutes a poet ; that quality without which judgment is cold...collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the fuperiority mujt, with fume hcfitation, be allowed to Dryden. // is not to be inferred that of this...

...wealth and luxury. The image of a free constitution teas preserved with- decent reverence. • JOHNSON. Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet ; that...little, because Dryden had more; for every other writer si-ice Milton must give place to Pope : and even of Dryden it must be said, that if he has brighter...

...judgment is coKl and knowledge is inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and anhinlrs; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden It is not to be infei i id that of this poetical rigour Pope had only a liltiu, because Drydeu had more ; for every...

...by the roller, Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet ; that quality without which judgpient is cold, and knowledge is inert ; that energy which...with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is npt to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more ;...

...of abundant vegetation; Pope's is a velvet lawn, shaven by tlie scythe, and levelled by the roller. Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet ; that quality •without which judg-. fiii-iit is cold, and knowledge is inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies,...

...poet, thould be read ; in which " the fuperiority of genius, that power which conftitutes a pott ; that quality without which judgment is cold and knowledge...which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates;" IK, " with fome hefitatiou," attributed to Dryden. " He profefled to have leamed his poetry from Dryden,...