 | Robert Southey - 1843 - 388 pages
...are correct ; but Pope was, in this respect, exempted from the common loi of authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish...of one of the first masters. Never, I believe, were sach talents and such drudgery united. But I admire Dryden most, who has succeeded by mere dint of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...they are correct ; but Pope was, in this respect, exempted rom the common lot of authors of that clau. co j ogine, the last proof sheet of my volume, which the first masters. Never I believe were such tafeute... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 pages
...correct ; but Pop* was, in this respect, exempted from the common lot of authors of that class. With th& unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter,...draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he bad all the genius of one of the first masters. Never, \ believe, were such talents and such drudgery... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...nre correct ; but Pope was, in this respect, exempted from the common lot of authors of that cis*.. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most •21-J ciimite exactness, he had all the genius of one of t!ir fir-t masters. Never I believe were... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1853 - 518 pages
...are correct ; but Pope was, in this respect, exempted from the common lot of authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish...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 - 1853 - 544 pages
...are correct ; but Pope was, in this respect, exempted from the common lot of authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish...minute exactness, he had all the genius of one of the in former years, he says, he never saw in them the least resemblance to each other, except that they... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 528 pages
...are correct; but Pope was, in this respect, exempted from the common lot of authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 512 pages
...they are correct; but Pope was in this respect exempted from the common lot of authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish...shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genins of one of the first masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drndgery united. But... | |
 | 1860 - 784 pages
...common lot of authors of that class. With th<i unwearied application of a plodding Flemish p.iinter, i command." " Then kneeling, unto Heaven's Eternal...There ever bask in uncreated rays. No more to sigh, or la/iness and carelessness almost peculiar to himself. His faults are mi'iibo/less, and so are his beauties.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1861 - 660 pages
...they are correct ; but Pope was in this repect exempted from the common lot of authors of that class. With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish...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 sometimes)... | |
| |
With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius of one of the first masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united. 
