 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 Seiten
...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 age ; tyrants... | |
 | 1797 - 462 Seiten
...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 age ; Tyrants... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 Seiten
...wahe the soul by tender strohes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart, To mahe manhind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold : For this the tragic must first trod the stage ; Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants... | |
 | 1811 - 702 Seiten
...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 public have... | |
 | 1803 - 440 Seiten
...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 age ; Tyrants... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 Seiten
...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 age. Tyrants... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 Seiten
...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 age; Tyrants... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 308 Seiten
...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 through ev'ry... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...PROLOGUE to C.-iTO. (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 beholdj For this the tragic muse first (rod the stage, Commanding tears to stream thro' every age ;... | |
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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... 
