Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more; for every other writer since Milton must give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it must be said, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. The Lives of the English Poets - Page 275by Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 420 pagesFull view - About this book
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