 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 624 pages
...fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and conftant. Dryden often furpafles expectation, and Pope nev.er falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent aftonimment, and Pope with perpetual delight." ' ' ' The life of the unfortunate Savage exhibits a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...fire the b,laze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and conftant. Dryden often furpaffes expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent aftonifhmentj and Pope with perpetual delight. This parallel will, I hope, when it is well confidered,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and conftant. Dryden often furpaffes expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent aftonifhment, and Pope with perpetual delight. This parallel will, I hope, when it is well confidered,... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and conftant. Dryden often furpaiTes expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent allonilhment, and Pope with perpetual delight. 4 This parallel will, I h^pc, when it is> well confidered,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and conftant. Dryden often furpaffes expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent aftonifhment, and Pope with perpetual delight. This parallel will, I hope, when it is well confidered,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and conftant. Dryden often furpafles expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent aftonilhment, and Pope with perpetual delight. This parallel will, I hope, when it is well con^ fidered,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and conftant. Dryden often furpafles expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent aftonifhment, and Pope with perpetual delight. This parallel will, I hope, when it is well confidered,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...fire the blaze is briglitef, of Pope's the heat is more regular and condant. « Dryden often furpaffes expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent ailenifhmeut, and Bope with perpetual ! delight. XIII. Story ofLe Fever. IT wai fome thne in the fummer... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and confiant. Dryden often furpafles expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent aftonifhrncnr, and Pope with perpetual delight. " This parallel will, 1 " hope, when it is well confidercd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...Pope's the heat is more regular and constant. Dryden often surpasses expectation, 'and Pope never ialis below it. Dryden is read with frequent astonishment, and Pope with perpetual delight. This parallel will, I hope, when it is well considered, be found just; aw if the reader should suspect... | |
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If the flights of Dryden therefore are higher, Pope continues longer on the wing. If of Dryden's fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and constant. Dryden often surpasses expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is... 
