 | British poets - 1824 - 676 sider
...Farthest retires — an idol, at whose shrine Who oft'nest sacrifice are favor'd least. Ibid. IMMORTALITY. It must be so : Plato, thou reasonest well : Else...falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heav'u itself... | |
 | 1824 - 348 sider
...immortality of the soul. A drawn sword on the table by him. IT must be so — Plato, thou reason's! 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,... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 458 sider
...the Soul. A dratcn Sword on the Table, by him. Cato. It must be so — Plato, thou reason's! wellElse whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This...falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the aivinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Ueav'n itself... | |
 | 1824 - 660 sider
...Soul : a drau-n sword on thf table by him. Cato. It must be so; Plato, thou reasonest well; Else when this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing...falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back on nerself and startles at destruction ? "I'is the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itself... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 sider
...not disdain'd to hear. XV.— Cato's Soliloquy on the Immortality of the Soul IT must be so-^Plato, thou reasonest well '. — Else, whence this pleasing...falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tjs the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tiatjieav'n itself... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1825 - 288 sider
...Arma en induvr [Ensi manum admoven>ACT V. SCENE I. CATO alone, $c. IT must be so Plato, thou reason's! 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 that... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 556 sider
...well-known ; but the Soliloquy of Cato is the grand quotation.— It were a sort of derogation to omit it. It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well — Else...falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us — 'Tis Heaven itself... | |
 | George Daniel, John Cumberland - 1826 - 512 sider
...hand Plato's book on the Immortality of the Soul : — a drawn sword lying by him on the table. Cato. It must be so; — Plato, thou reasonest well ; —...falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself and startles at destruction? "J'is the Divinity that stirs within us ; "Tis Heaven itself that... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 1042 sider
...well-known ; but the Soliloquy of Cato is the grand quotation.— It were a sort of derogation to omit it. It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well — Else...falling into nought . Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us — 'Tis Heaven itself... | |
 | 1826 - 502 sider
...the Soul : — a drawn mord lying by him on the table. Cato. It must be so ;— Plato, thou rrasonest well ; — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond...falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself and startles at destruction t "Tig the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itself that... | |
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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... 
