 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
 | 1803 - 440 pagine
...few days. PROLOGUE TO CATO. BY M«. POPE. SPOKEN BY MR. W1LKS. TO vake the soul by tender strol;es of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart;...virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they beheld: For this the Tragic Muse rirst trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream thro' ev'ry age ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pagine
...be o'er, The muse forgot, and thou belov'd no more ! PROLOGUE MR. ADDISON'S TRAGEDY OF CATO. TO wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...behold ; For this the Tragic Muse first trod the stage, 5 Commanding tears to stream through every age. Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 360 pagine
...PROLOGUE TO ADDISON'S TRAGEDY OF CATO. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the getiius, and to mend the heart; To make mankind in conscious virtue bold , Lire o'er each scene, and be what they behold ; For this the tragic muse first trode the stage Cemmanding... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pagine
...Sharper meet, 105 Strong as the footman, as the master sweet. PROLOGUE TO MR. ADDISON'S CATO. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept. Our author shuns... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pagine
...no more ! PROLOGUE To Mr. Addison's Tragedy ofCato. 'TIO wake the soul by tender strokes of art, J- To raise the genius, and to mend the heart; To make...stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder* d how they wept. Our author... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 368 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,...and be what they behold: For this the Tragic Muse fiist trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream thro' every age; Tyrants no more their savage nature... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 406 pagine
...which wifl be printed within a few days. PROLOGUE TO CATO, BY MR. POPE. SPOKEN BY ML. WILES. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius,...each scene, and be what they behold: For this the ‘I'ragic Muse ft at trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream thro' every age; Tyrants no more their... | |
 | Edward Mangin - 1808 - 236 pagine
...first couplet in Pope's fine prologue to Cato, the aim of Goldsmith has constantly been, " To wake the soul, by tender strokes of art ; To raise the genius, and to mend the heart." An encomium in which it is to be lamented so very few can share with him. It would not be easy to find,... | |
 | Stephen Kemble - 1809 - 336 pagine
...; The infant sisters, fairest of the nine, Nor ocean could restrain, nor realms confine; " To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, " To raise the genius, and to mend the heart." For this they journied on through tracks unknown, And charmed Britannia on her sea-girt throne; This... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 236 pagine
...be a powerful monitor— " To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To mend the genius, and inform the heart; •To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what thej> behold." Bat a candid enquiry will convince us that our most popular plays have a pernicious... | |
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