 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.  Notes and Queries - Page 1671851Full view - About this book
 | English drama - 1797 - 462 pages
...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, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horrer, Of falling into nought > Why shrinks the soul Back... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...A SOLILOQUY ON THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL. ADD1SON. 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, this inward horror Of falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back on... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 pages
...Soul. 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 longing after immortality? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back... | |
 | English drama - 1804 - 516 pages
...Immortality nf 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 longing after immortality ? Or wheuce this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...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 longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...turn awry, And lose the name of action. (ADDISON.) IT must be so— Plato, thou reason's! 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... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...SOLILOQUY. ON THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL. ADDISON. IT must be so — Plato, thou reason's! well ! Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, this inward horror Of falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back... | |
 | George Farquhar - Authors, English - 1808 - 338 pages
...the Soul. A drawn Sword on the Table, by him. Cato. It must be so — Plato, thou reasor.'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... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...in her praise ! CATQ. CHAP. VIII. CATO's SOLILOQUY. 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 horroty İf falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 446 pages
...the Soul. A drawn Sword on the Table, by him. Cato. It must be so — Plato, thou reason'st well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality i Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back... | |
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