 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...  The Spectator - Page 237edited by - 1898Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Dick - 1831 - 288 pages
...actions the most beneficent, and heroic, on what principle is it to be accounted for? *' Whence springs this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing...whence this secret dread, and inward horror • Of fallipg into nought ? — Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction?" Whence... | |
 | British theatre - 1831 - 922 pages
...Sword on SCEXE 1.] talit i of the SouL the 'Table, bjr him. Calo. U must be so — Plato thou reason's! well — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immorlalily? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought? Why shrinks the... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...die. HOME, 3 CATO'S SOLILOQUY ON THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL. IT must be so — Plato, thou reasonest 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... | |
 | 1832 - 438 pages
...thou reasonest well— Else why this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality P Or whence this secret dread and inward horror Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? "I'is the divinity that stirs within us ; "Tis Heaven itself... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? 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. Eternity! lliou pleasing,... | |
 | 1833 - 332 pages
...one will sleep. CATO REASONING ON THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL. IT must be so : Plato, thou reasonest 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; "Pis Heaven itself that... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...unavenged? — Arise! ye Goths, and glut your ire! CATOS SOLILOQUY. IT must be so — Plato, thou reason's! well! Else, whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire,...falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? — 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us: 'Tis Heaven itself,... | |
 | William Bailey (A.B.) - 534 pages
...dejection and disquietude. We might safely assert that such natural reasonings, and meditations as — " Whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This...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... | |
 | Charles Feist - 1833 - 304 pages
...effectually speak peace to the troubled waters of our souls. " Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out a hereafter, And intimates eternity to man." The wisest men, in all ages,... | |
 | S.C. Hall - 1833 - 380 pages
...this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? 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. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
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