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" Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope. In acquired knowledge, the superiority must be allowed to Dryden, whose education was more scholastic, and who, before he became an author, had been allowed more time for study, with better means of information.... "
The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott - Page 402
by Walter Scott - 1834
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Annual Register, Volume 25

Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 624 pages
...education was more fcholaftic, and who, before he became an author, had beera allowed more time for ftudy, with better means of information. His mind has -a larger range; and he coMcels his images and illuftralions. from a more extenfivc circumference of fcience. Dryden knew more...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...education was more fcholaftick, and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ftudy, with better means of information. His mind has a larger range, and he collects his images and illuftrations from a more extenfive circumference of fcience. Dryden knew more of man in his general...
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prefaces biographical and crirical to the works of the english poets

samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...education was more fcholaftick, and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ftudy, with better means of information. His mind has a larger range, and he collects his images and illuftrations from a more extenfi ve circumference of fcience. Dryden knew more of man in his general...
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW OR LITERARY JOURNAL

Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...education was more fcholaflic, and who, before he became an author, had been allowed more time ft ftudy, with better means of information. His mind has a larger range, and he collects his images and illuflrations from a more extcnfive circumference of fcience. Dryden knew more of man in his general...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...education was more fcholaftick, and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ftudy, with better means of information. His mind has a larger range, and he collects his images and illuftrations from a more extenfive circumference of fcience. Drydett. knew more of man in his general...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...education was more fcholaftick, and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ftudy, with better means of information. His mind has a larger range, and he colledts hi> images and illuflrations from a more extenfive circumference of fcience. Dryden knew more...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...range, and he collets his images and and illuftrations from a more extenfive circumference of tcience. Dryden knew more of man in his general nature, and...local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehenfive fpeculation ; and thofe of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...education was more fcholaftick, and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for ftudy> with better means of information. .His mind has a larger range, and he collects his images »nd illuftrations from a more extenfive circumference of fciencc. Dryden knew more of man in his general...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...education was more fcholaftick, and who before he became an author had been allowed rnore time for fludy, with better means of information. His mind has a larger range, and he collects his images * P . * and illuftrations from a more extenfive circumference effcienee. Dryden knew more of man in...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...range, and he colle&s his images and illuftrations from a more extenlive circumference of fcience. Dryden knew more of man in his general nature, and...local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehenfive fpeculation ': thofe of Pope by minute attention. There is-more digiiity in the knowledge...
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