 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...  A Satirical View of London - Page 202by John Corry - 1809 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 292 pages
...PROLOGUE. WRITTEN BY MR. POPE. 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 : For this the tragic musejirst trod the stage ; Commanding tears to stream through every... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...PROLOGUE. WRITTEN BY MR. POPI. 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 : For Ms the tragic muse first trod the stage ; Commanding tears to stream through every... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 702 pages
...alike, it is the true glory, 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. It remains only to inquire, why, if this style is not the style of a great genius, the... | |
 | John Corry - London (England) - 1801 - 270 pages
...as the poet has defcribed it, be a powerful monitor— . ;• f " To wake the foul by tender ftrokes of art, To mend the genius, and inform the heart; To make mankind in confcmts virtue bold, i: JJre o'er each fcene, and le what ihey .belwld^'* ; : ::.. '. •.. . -,,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 440 pages
...MR. W1LKS. i - . TO wake the soul by tender strokes of art, .,. 5 To raiae the genius, and to mend the heart ; ,£ . To make mankind in conscious virtue 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' ev'ry... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 pages
...SPOKEN BY MR. WILKS. JL p 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: For this the tragic muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...ADDISON'S TRAGEDY OF CATO. 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 ; For this the Tragic Muse first trod the stage, 5 Commanding tears to stream through every... | |
 | James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...O wake the sow/ by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the foar/ ; (2) Courage. To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold ; Teaching. For this the tragic muse first /rot/ the stage, Commanding tears to stream... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...Cato. JL O make the soul by tender strokes of <zrf , To raise the genius, and to mend the heart ; (9) To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and &£ what they behold; For fAw the tragic muse first /rod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through... | |
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