 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, Commanding tears to stream...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Sivu 92tekijä(t) Alexander Pope - 1893 - 505 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 sivua
...gasp be o'er, The Muse forgot, and Uiou belov'd no more ! PROLOGUE •to m. ADDISOS'S TRAGEDY or CATO. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise...Muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to Virtue wouclerM how they wept.... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1810 - 336 sivua
...sympathize in the representation. To the Muse of Tragedy, therefore, Mr. Pope has assigned the noble task , To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold. He ascribes such power to a well-wrought scene,as to ask, When Cato groans, who does not wish to bleed... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1810 - 338 sivua
...sympathize in the representation. To the Muse of Tragedy, therefore, Mr. Pope has assigned the noble task, To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold. He ascribes such power to a well-wrought «cene,as to ask, When Cato groans, who dues not \visli to... | |
 | 1810 - 560 sivua
...aim of 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...and to mend the heart; To make mankind in conscious virtuebold, live o'er each scene, and be what they behold. It remains only to enquire, why, if this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 sivua
...of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart j To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, trie o'er each scene, and be what they behold : For this...Muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to Virtue wonder'd how they wept... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 540 sivua
...muse triumph'd, where the patriot fail'd. AMBR. PHILIPS. PROLOGUE By Mr. POPE. SPOKEN BY MR. WILKS. TO wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise...muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 354 sivua
...muse triumph'd where the patriot fail'd. AMBR. PHILIPS. PROLOGUE. BY MR. POPE. SPOKEN BY MR. WILKS. To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise...muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 532 sivua
...muse triumph'd, where the patriot fail'd. AMBR. PHILIPS. PROLOGUE By Mr. POPE. SPOKEN BY MR. WILKS. lO wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the...muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 220 sivua
...gasp be o'er, The muse forgot, and thou belov'd no more! PROLOGUE TO MR. ADDISON'S TRAGEDY OP CATO. TO wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise...behold; For this the Tragic Muse first trod the stage, 5 Commanding tears to stream through ev'ry age. Tyrants no more their savage nature kept, And foes... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 sivua
...pota* lions, and to addict themselves to sack. XIV. — 'Prologue to the Tragedy of Cato. — POPE. TO wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold j For this the tragic muse first tred the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants... | |
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