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" 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 Most Eminent English Poets: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ... - Page 277
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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Annual Register, Volume 25

Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 624 pages
...more; for every other writer fince Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. " Dryden's performances were always hafty ; either excited by fome external occafion, or extorted by domeftic neceffity : hecompofed without...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...for every other- writer fince Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hafty, either excited by fome extern.;! ternal occafion, or extorted by ctomeftick neceffity ; he compofed...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...; for every other writer fmce Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hafty, either excited by fome external occafion, or extorted by domeftick neceflity; he compofed without...
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prefaces biographical and crirical to the works of the english poets

samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...; for every other writer fince Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were-always hafty, either excited by fome external ternal occafion, or extorted by domeftick neceffity...
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW OR LITERARY JOURNAL

Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...for every other writer, lince Milton, mull give place to Pope; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances \vere always hafly, either cxchetl by feme external occaficn, or extorted by domefticneccffity ; he...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...; for every other writer fince Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that, if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hafty, either excited by fome external occafion, cr extorted by domeftick neceflity ; he compofed without...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...; for every other writer fince Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that, if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hafty, either excited by fome external occafion, or extorted by domeftick neceflity ; he compofed without...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...more; for every other writer fince Milton muft give place to Pope; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that, if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hafty, either excited by fome external occafion, c* extorted by domeftiek neceffity; he compofed without...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...more ; for every other writer fince Milton give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it muft be faid, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hafty ; either. excited by fame external occafion, or extorted Vy domeftic neceffity : he compofed...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...more, for every other writer Cnce Milton mutl give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it muß be faid, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems. Dryden's performances were always hafty, either excited by fouie external occaCon, or extorted by fome domettic ncceffity ; he compofed...
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