 Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without which judgment is cold, and knowledge is inert; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden.  Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot - Page iiiby Alexander Pope - 1885 - 51 pagesFull view - About this book
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