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Page 411
... Cato came upon the stage , was the grand climacterick of Addison's repu- tation . Upon the death of Cato , he had , as is said , planned a tragedy in the time of his travels , and had for several years the four first acts finished ...
... Cato came upon the stage , was the grand climacterick of Addison's repu- tation . Upon the death of Cato , he had , as is said , planned a tragedy in the time of his travels , and had for several years the four first acts finished ...
Page 435
... Cato is vanquished by Caesar , but the treachery and perfidiousness of Syphax prevails over the honest simplicity ... Cato receives the account of his son's death . ' Nor is the grief of Cato , in the fourth act , one jot more in ...
... Cato is vanquished by Caesar , but the treachery and perfidiousness of Syphax prevails over the honest simplicity ... Cato receives the account of his son's death . ' Nor is the grief of Cato , in the fourth act , one jot more in ...
Page 445
... Cato is read , and the critick is neglected . Flushed with consciousness of these detections of absurdity in the conduct , he afterwards attacked the sentiments of Cato ; but he then amused himself with petty cavils , and minute ...
... Cato is read , and the critick is neglected . Flushed with consciousness of these detections of absurdity in the conduct , he afterwards attacked the sentiments of Cato ; but he then amused himself with petty cavils , and minute ...
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