 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 440 pages
...mind to his own rules of composition. Dtyden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always sm6oth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page is a natural field,...varied exuberance of abundant vegetation : Pope's is a 10 velvet lawn, shaven by the sithe and levelled by the roller. Of genius, that power which constitutes... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...predecessor. The style of Dryden i is capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden 9!. i is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...capricious and varied, that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, l'ope topmost twig that looks up at the sky. Hush, beating heart of Christabel ! Jesu Maria shield her N nlways smooth, uniform, and gentle. Drydcn's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities, and... | |
 | William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 428 pages
...contrast, and correspondence : " As face answereth to face in water, so the heart of man to man." " Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid: Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle." Connexion and continuance: "He came unto his own, and his own received him not." Introductory phrase... | |
 | John Wilson - English language - 1844 - 142 pages
...path ; that of falsehood, a perplexing maze." EXERCISES. Write and point the following sentences: — Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. — A friend exaggerates a man's virtues an enemy inflames his crimes. — Harbour no malice in thy... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 456 pages
...predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind, Pope constrains his mind to his own rales of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid, Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pages
...observes the motions of liis own mind ; I-'opc constrains his mind to his own rules of con. position, Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and pentlo. Dryden's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities, and diversified by the varied exuberance... | |
 | Salem Town - American literature - 1847 - 420 pages
...varied; that of Pope cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the emotions of his own mind ; Pope constrams his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is...exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet hwn, shaven by the scythe, and levelled by the roller. Exercise 5. — To Illustrate Rule 5, page 31.... | |
 | John Graham (compositor.) - 1848 - 94 pages
...without the use of connecting particles, a colon may be inserted between the members ; as, I hydra is sometimes vehement and rapid : Pope is always smooth, uniform and gentle. — Cowards die many times : the valiant never taste death but once. — A friend exaggerates a man's... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1835 - 320 pages
...Dryden is capricious and varied; that ol Pope is cautious and. uniform. Dryden obeys the motions ol his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own...abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn, shaven by (he scythe, and levelled by the roller. If the flights of Dryden are higher, Pope continues longer... | |
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The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden i obeys the motions of his own mind ; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth,... 
