 WILES. 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  The British Essayists - Strana 150úprava: - 1808Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Giles Jacob - 1723 - Počet stránok 414
...by tender Strokes of Art^ To raife the Genitu, and to mend the Heart ; To make Mankind^ in conjcious Virtue bold, Live o'er each Scene, and be what they behold ; for this the Tfaglck JMufe fir ft trod the Stage. « And lower are thefe Liues ; While CatOgivts his little Senate... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1816 - Počet stránok 574
...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 - 1796 - Počet stránok 524
...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 - 1782 - Počet stránok 426
...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 - 1791 - Počet stránok 292
...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...each scene, and be what they behold: For this the tragic musefrst trod the stage ; Commanding tears to stream through every age ; Tyrants no more their... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - Počet stránok 462
...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 - 1799 - Počet stránok 124
...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... | |
 | 1812 - Počet stránok 656
...humourist, who thus began his reply: May it please the honourable court, and you gentlemen of the jury, To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise...bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold— Silence! silence! exclaimed the judge, why is the time of the court and the jury occupied by such nonsense... | |
 | 1811 - Počet stránok 702
...proper 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...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 - Počet stránok 440
...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 ;... | |
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