 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 páginas
...diversified by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn, shaven by the scythe, r. Warburton, who has discovered in it such order...connexion as was not perceived by Addison, nor, as is said ie cold, and knowledge is inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 páginas
...into inequalities, and diversified by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation : Pope's is a 10 velvet lawn, shaven by the sithe and levelled by the...animates ; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be 15 allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigor Pope had only a little,... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 páginas
...into inequalities, and diversified by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation : Pope's is a 10 velvet lawn, shaven by the sithe and levelled by the...amplifies, and animates; the superiority must, with some hesitation.be 15 allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigor Pope had... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 páginas
...exuberance of abundant vegetation, Pope's is a velvet lawn, shaven by the scvthe, and levelled Ъу obert combine», amplifies, and animates, the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 páginas
...diversified by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn, shaven by the scythe, and levelled by the roller. Of genius, that power...amplifies, and animates ; the superiority must, with som« hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigor Pope... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1847 - 606 páginas
...2M2 SECTION V. 1. Give the derivations of the words printed in italics in the following sentence: — Genius! That power which constitutes a. poet; that...quality without which judgment is cold, and knowledge inert; that energy which colleets, combines, amplifies, and animates. 2. Define the terms " ellipsis"... | |
 | 1847 - 508 páginas
...SECTION V. — 1. Give the derivations of the words printed in italics in the following sentence : — Genius ! That power which constitutes a poet ; that...quality without which judgment is cold, and knowledge inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates. 2. Define the terms " ellipsis"... | |
 | Louis F. Klipstein - 1848 - 262 páginas
...wealth and luxury. The image of a free constitution was preserved with decent reverence. . JOHNSON. Of genius, that power, which constitutes a poet; that...must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden. It u not to be interred that of this poetical vigor Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more; for... | |
 | James Lynd - 1848 - 348 páginas
...sigh, or casting back one look of desire towards the power or dignity which he had abandoned. JOHNSON. Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet,- that...animates ; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be a/lowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, because... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 484 páginas
...could. Pope and Congreve used to support it." — TONSON — Spence's Anecdotes, (Malone,) p. 114.] " Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet ; that...animates; the superiority must, -with some hesitation, he allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred, that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little,... | |
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Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities, and diversified by the varied exuberance of abundant... 
