...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;...which collects, combines, amplifies and animates;" — is, " with some hesitation," attributed to Dryden. APPENDIX. APPENDIX. NUMBER I. DRYDEN'S PATENT....

...Drydcn 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;...energy which collects, combines, amplifies and animates ;" — is, " with some hesitation," attributed to Dryden. APPENDIX. APPENDIX. NUMBER I. DRYDEN'S PATENT....

...the Life of the latter poet, pp. 166—171, c <Iit. 1783; in which "the superiority of genius,—that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without...that energy which collects, combines, amplifies and animates;"—is, " with some hesitation," attributed to Drydcn. APPENDIX. APPENDIX. . \ NUMBER I. DRYDEN'S...

...composition. Difden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities,...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...

..."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,...

...composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle. Dryden's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities,...shaven by the scythe, and levelled by the roller. Of geniu?, that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without V hich judgment is cold, and knowledge...

...composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid ; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle, Dryden's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities,...varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's js a velvet lawn, shaven by the scythe, and levelled by the roller. " Of genius, that power which constitutes...

...smooth, uniform, aud gentle. Dryden 's page is a natural field, rising into inequalities, and divcrsiutd by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn, shaven by the scythe, aud levelled by the roller. Of genii», that power which consul-îles a poet ; that quality without...