 the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius and to mend the heart, To make mankind in conscious virtue bol'd, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold; For this the tragic muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every...  American Education - Pagina 6471906Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Giles Jacob - 1723 - 414 pagine
...by tender Strokes of Art^ To raife the Genitu, and to mend the Heart ; To make Mankind^ in conjcious Virtue bold, Live o'er each Scene, and be what they behold ; for this the Tfaglck JMufe fir ft trod the Stage. « And lower are thefe Liues ; While CatOgivts his little Senate... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1816 - 574 pagine
...the vowels are unquestionably short, become heavy syllables when accented. Thus in Pope's distich " To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold," the word each is short in scansion, though long in quantity; and in the line " Man never is but'always... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pagine
...o'er, The muse forgot, ai,d thou belov'd no more 'PROLOGUE TOMR. ADDISON'S TRAGEDY OF CATO. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...heart ; To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, I^ive o'er each Scene, and be what they behold: For this the Tragic Muse first trod the stage, ¡ Commanding... | |
 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 426 pagine
...the following lines: " 'To wake ' the foufby tenoV ftrokes of art, " To raiie the genius and to rhend the heart, " To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, " Live o'er each Scene, and be what they behold ; M 2 " For : M. ;:)f... 1 * Thefe two lines are altered In this Edition. this the tragic Mufe firft... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 pagine
...palpable defefts ascertainable by a survey ,of its foundations. PROLOGUE. WRITTEN BY MR. POPE. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...scene, and be what they behold: For this the tragic musefrst trod the stage ; Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants no more their savage... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pagine
...palpable defects ascerta'utable by a survey of its foundations. PROLOGUE. WRITTEN BY MR. POPE. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...mend the heart, To make mankind in conscious virtue told, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold : for this the tragic musefrst trod the stage ;... | |
 | August Wilhelm Iffland - 1799 - 124 pagine
...native Charms, and Vice in all her Deformity; or, in the Language of Pope, " To wake the Soul by gentle Strokes of Art, " To raise the Genius, and to mend the Heart; " In conscious Innocence to make Men bold, " Live o'er each Scene, and be what you behold!" DRAMATIS... | |
 | 1812 - 656 pagine
...who thus began his reply: May it please the honourable court, and you gentlemen of the jury, To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold— Silence! silence! exclaimed the judge, why is the time of the court and the jury occupied by such nonsense... | |
 | 1811 - 702 pagine
...tragedy, is the proper aim of painting too; and that, in both alike, it is the true glory, To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold. It remains only to inquire, why, if this style is not the style of a great genius, the public have... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 408 pagine
...which will be printed within a few days. PROLOGUE TO CATO. BY MR. POPE. SPOKEN BY MR. WILKS. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...Muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream thro' every age ; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept.... | |
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