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... The Old Bachelor ... - Página 641814 - 235 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Stephen Kemble - 1809 - 336 páginas
...of love ; 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... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 páginas
...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 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... | |
| Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1810 - 336 páginas
...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 the genius, and to mend the heart ; To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold. He ascribes such... | |
| John Sabine - 1810 - 308 páginas
...plenty of his store, ' His labour past, his toil no more, Enjoys the port of rest. Prologut to Calo. 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... | |
| 1810 - 560 páginas
...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 the genius, and to mend the heart; To make mankind in conscious virtuebold, live o'er each scene, and be what they behold. It remains only... | |
| Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1810 - 338 páginas
...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 the genius, and to mend the heart ; To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold. He ascribes such... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 páginas
...thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! IT* PROLOGUE TO MR. ADDISOX'S TRAGEDY OP CATO. To wake the soul by tender strokes 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... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 540 páginas
...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 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... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 354 páginas
...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 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... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 532 páginas
...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 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... | |
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