 | John Bell - 1791 - 292 sidor
...by him. IT must be so — Plato, thou reason'st well — £lse whence this pleasing hope, this fo.id desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence...to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought I Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass J The wide,... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 sidor
...CATO solus, sitting in a thoughtful posture : in his hand Plato's booh on the Immortality of the Soul. This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret...to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide,... | |
 | 1797 - 462 sidor
...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 desire, This...immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horrer, Of falling into nought > Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction... | |
 | 1800 - 322 sidor
...pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality? Or whence this secret dread, this inward horror Of falling into nought? Why shrinks...destruction? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter. And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleasing,... | |
 | 1803 - 342 sidor
...hxc vetant mori. ACT V. SCENE I. CATO alone, &c. IT must be so Plato, thou reasonest well Else why this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing...to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful, thought ! Through what variety of untry'd being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ! The wide,... | |
 | 1803 - 222 sidor
...it excludes pomp, will admit greatness. Many lines in Cato's Soliloquy are at once easy and sublime. 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis heav'n...points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. If there's a pow'r above us, And that there is all Nature cries aloud Thro' all her works, he must... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 sidor
...*Courage. "fVenera. Satisfaft. Anxiety. "Courage. Firmnefs. Apprehen. Comfort. Noble. Pride. Triumph. This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret...points out an Hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. (1) Eternity ! - thou pleasing* - dreadful^ thought ! Through what -variety of untry'd being, Through... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 sidor
...Immortality of the Soul. A drawn word on the table by him. IT must be so — Plato, thon reasonest well. Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This...destruction? Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; Tis Heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 sidor
...A drawn sword on the table by him. J_T must be so — • — Plato, thou reason'st well ! -^ Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This...destruction? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; "Pis heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man, Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
 | 1804 - 516 sidor
...well. Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or wheuce this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into...destruction ? Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; Tis Heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
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IT must be so — Plato, thou reason'st 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... 
