 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 624 pages
...genius, that power which conftitutes a poet ; that quality, •without which judgment is cold and1 knowledge is inert; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the fuperiority mud, with fome hefitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not < to be inferred that of this... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...energy which collect, combines, amplifies, and animates; the fupctiority mull, with fome hefi:ation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, becaufe Dryden had, more; for every other writer, lince Milton, mull give place to Pope; and even of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...energy which collecls, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the fuperiority muft, with fome hefi* tation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, becaufe Dryden had more ; for every other writer fmce Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...combines, amplifies, and animates ; the fuperiority muftj with fome hefitation, be allowed to Diydem It is not to be inferred that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, becaufe Dryden had more j for every, other writer fince Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...energy which collects, cornbines, amplifies, and animates; the iV.periority muft, with fome hefitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this poetical vigour Pop" had only a little, becaufe Dryden had more ; for every other- writer fince Milton muft give place... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...:tlje roller. Of genius, that power which conftitutes a poet ; that quality without which judgement is cold and knowledge is inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates; the fuperiority muft, with fome hefitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...;,..-..- . Of 'genius, that power which constitutes a poet ; that quality without which judgement ^s cold and knowledge is inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; 'the fuperiority muft, with fomehefitation, <be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...roller. Of genius, that power which conftitutes a poet; that quality without which judgement is cold arid knowledge is inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the fuperiority muft, with fome hefitation, be 'allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 504 pages
...by the roller. Of genius, that power which conftitutes a poet ; that quality without which judgement is cold and knowledge is inert ; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the fuperiority muft, with fomehefitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...energy which collects, combines, amplifies, and animates ; the fuperiority muft, with fome hefitation, be allowed to Dryden. It is not to be inferred that of this poetical vigour Pope had only a little, becaufe Dryden had more ; for every other writer fince Milton muft give place to Pope ; and even of... | |
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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. 
