 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...diidain'd to hear. r XV. — Cato's Soliloquy on the Immortality of the Soul. — TRABEDY OF CATO. FT must be so — Plato thou reasonest well ! Else, Whence...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?... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...As Cato's self had 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 hope, this fond desire, This'longing after immortality ? Or, whence this secret dread and inward horror, Of falling into nought... | |
 | 1854 - 1112 pages
...prospect of death, — an incident which forms the groundwork of Addison's celebrated soliloquy : — • It must be so : Plato, thou reasonest well ! Else...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...ear, As Cato's self had not disdain'd to^hear. XV. — Cato's Soliloquy on the Immortality of the So IT must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ! —...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... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...his hand PLATO'S book on the immortality of the soul : — a drawn sword on the table by him. Calo. IT must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ! —...pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after impitrrtality ? Lesson 206.] FIRST CLASS BOOK. 469 Or, whence this secret dread and inward horrour,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1823 - 352 pages
...tu sedebis extra fragmina.' ACT. V. SCENE I. CATO alone, Sfc. ' It must be so Plato thou reason's! well Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire,...longing after immortality ; Or whence this secret dread and inward horror, Of falling into- naught? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction?... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...this new world, shall know. MILTON. CHAP. VI. CATOS SOLILOQUY. IT must be so — Plato, thou reason'st well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond...longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward honour Of falling into nought? Why shrinks the Soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction... | |
 | 1823 - 392 pages
...sedebis extra fragmina. 662 ACT V. SCENE I. CATO ALONE, &C. It must be so Plato, thou reas'nest we Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire,...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... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 924 pages
...lllresa tu sedebis extra fragmina. ACT Y. SCENE I. CATO ALONE, &C. It must be so Plato, thou reas'nest we Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire,...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... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...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...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... | |
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Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. 
