 To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart, To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold—  The Port Folio - Page 2881812Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1816 - 574 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...gasp be 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...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 - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1782 - 426 pages
...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 - English drama - 1791 - 292 pages
...certain 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...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold: For this the tragic musefrst trod the stage ; Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...certain 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...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 - English drama - 1799 - 124 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 408 pages
...itself, 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...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold: For this the Tragic Muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream thro' every age ; Tyrants... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 440 pages
...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 pages
...one gasp 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...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold ; For this the Tragic Muse first trod the stage, 5 Commanding tears to stream through every age. Tyrants... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...son grand objet est votre approbation ! POÉTIQUE ANGLAISE. 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... | |
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