 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1805 - 582 pages
...masters. Never I believe, were such talents, and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...his touching, and re-touching, could never equal.' r. loy. Of Prior, he thinks the Solomon, in subject and execution, the best composition. Johnson is... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1805 - 500 pages
...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...all his touching and retouching, could never equal. I wonder almost, that as the Bacchanals served Orpheus, the boys and girls do not tear this husky,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 404 pages
...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents, and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...and his beauties are such, ( at least sometimes) as Pope3 with all his touching, and re-touching, could never equal. So far therefore, I have no quarrel... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...masters. Never I believe were such talent* and such drudgery united. But I admire Dry Jen most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...peculiar to himself. His faults are numberless, and so arc his beauties. His faults are thoac of a great man, and his beauties arc such (at ItMt sometimes)... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 370 pages
...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...re-touching, could never equal. So far, therefore, 1, have no quarrel with Johnson. But I cannot subscribe to what he says of Prior. In the first place,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 400 pages
...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...almost peculiar to himself. His faults are numberless, but so are his beauties. His faults are those of a great man, and his beauties are such, (at least... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 390 pages
...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...almost peculiar to himself. His faults are numberless, but so are his beauties. His faults are those of a great man, and his beauties are such, (at least... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 428 pages
...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...laziness and carelessness almost peculiar to himself. 28 See Vol. ip 262. His faults are numberless, and so are his beauties. His faults are those of a great... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 406 pages
...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...laziness and carelessness almost peculiar to himself. 88 See Vol. ip i!62. His faults are numberless, and so are his beauties. His faults are those of a... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poets, English - 1839 - 380 pages
...masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of...all his touching and retouching, could never equal." ^ ยป See Vol. ip 194. ra To Mr. Unwin, Jan. 5, 1782. of ourselves, just in proportion as we admire.... | |
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I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of genius, and in spite of a laziness and carelessness almost peculiar to himself. His faults are numberless, but so are his beauties. 
