 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...I will better the instruction. Cato's Soliloquy. Shakspeare. IT must be so—Plato, thou reason'st well! Else, whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire,...falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ?— "Pis the Divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Readers, American - 1828 - 266 pages
...too, we seek no change; and least of all, such change as they would bring usCATO'S SOLILOQUY. ADDISON. It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ! Else...falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction? — I Tis the Divinity that stirs withirt us ; 'Tis heaven itself... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...will sufficiently elucidate the force and beauty of Emphasis. " It must be so — Plato thou reason'st well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond...falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; ;Tis heav'n itself... | |
 | Owen Williams - English drama - 1828 - 930 pages
...talitjr of the Soul. A drawn Sword on the Table, by him. Cato. It must he so — Plato thou reason's! well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond...dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought? NVhy shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within... | |
 | British theatre - 1828 - 924 pages
...Immorof the Soul. A drawn Sword on the 'Table, bjr him. Cato. It must be so — Plato thou reason's! well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond...Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of {ailing into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tu tbe divinity... | |
 | Thomas Dick - Future life - 1829 - 308 pages
...actions the most beneficent, and heroic, on what principle is it to be accounted for '! " Whence springs this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing...falling into nought ? — Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ?" Whence proceeds the want we feel amidst the variety of objects... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...not disdain'd to hear. XV. — Cato's Soliloquy on the Immortality of the Soul.— TRAGEDY OF CATO. IT must be so — Plato thou reasonest well ! Else,...immortality ? Or, Whence this secret dread, and inward horrour, Of failing into nought ? Why shrmks the soul • Buck on herself, and startles at destruction... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1830 - 294 pages
...the Immortality of the Soul. A drawn sword on the table by him. It must be so—Plato, thou reason'st well!— Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond...falling into nought? why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tis the divinity that stirs within us; Tis heaven itself, that... | |
 | British theatre - 1830 - 928 pages
...bjr him. Cato. It musí be so — Plato tbou reason's! well — Els« whence ibis pleasing hope, ibis fond desire, This longing after immortality? Or whence...falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tïs the divinity that stirs within us; TU beaVn itself that... | |
 | Thomas Dick - Future life - 1831 - 288 pages
...actions the most beneficent, and heroic, on what principle is it to be accounted for? *' Whence springs this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing...whence this secret dread, and inward horror • Of fallipg into nought ? — Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction?" Whence... | |
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It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ; Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles... 
