 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 pàgines
...the scenery of the fifth Act. Cato appears first upon the scene, sitting in a thoughtful posture : in his hand Plato's treatise on the Immortality of...sight is presented to us. The place, forsooth, is a loog hall. Let us suppose, that any one should place himself in this posture, in the midst of one of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1830 - 288 pàgines
...lost. ACT THE FIFTH. SCENE I. CATO solus, sitting in a thoughtful posture : in his hand Plato's Book on 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 desire,... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pàgines
...Immortality of the Soul. SCIXB. — CATO, alone, sitting in a thoughtful posture:— in his hand PiiTo's book on the Immortality of the Soul: — a drawn sword on the table by him. 'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleasing,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pàgines
...— ADDISON. SCENE. — CATO, alone, sitting in a thoughtful posture ; — in his hand PLATO'S book on the immortality of the soul ; — a drawn sword on the table by him. Cato. IT must be so— Plato, thou reasonest well ! — Else, whence this pleasing hope, this fond... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1837 - 294 pàgines
...COMMITTING SUICIDE. [ Cato is understood to sit in a thoughtful posture ; in his hand Plato's bqok on the Immortality of the Soul ; a drawn sword on the table beside him.] It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ; Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1837 - 204 pàgines
...commend. ACT V.—Scene /. t'ato solvs, sitting in a thovghtful posture; in his hand Plato's Book on (lie Immortality of the Soul. A drawn sword on the table by him. It must be so—Plato, thou reasonest well!— Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This... | |
 | 1839 - 544 pàgines
...is, all Nature cries aloud (Cato. solus, titting in a thoughtful posture; in his hand, Plato's book on the Immortality of the Soul; a drawn sword on the table by him.) Through all her works,) he must delight in virtue; And that which he delights in must be happy; But... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 742 pàgines
...the scenery of the fifth Act. Cato appears first upon the scene, sitting in a thoughtful posture : in his hand Plato's treatise on the Immortality of...by him. Now let us consider the place in which this eight is presented to us. The place, forsooth, is a long hall. Let us suppose, that any one should... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pàgines
...the scenery of the Fifth Act. Cato appears first upon the scene, sitting in a thoughtful posture ; in his hand Plato's treatise on the Immortality of the Soul, a drawn sword on tlie table by him. Now let us consider the place in which this sight is presented lo us. The place,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pàgines
...fifth Act. Cato appears first upon the scene, sitting in a thoughtful posture : in his hand Plato'« ? 4 [K JK. K- yC\ < ErH GK -%= ֠ ޅ KI o . ...<ye K C 'F|_A ,< {% PO $ Ơy W V W Ң J eight is presented to us. The place, forsooth, is a long hall. Let us suppose, that any one should... | |
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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 at destruction... 
