Lives of The English Poets Volume I1961 |
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Page 425
... Cato , to which I made an objection , was suffered to stand . ' The last line of Cato is Pope's , having been originally written And , oh ! ' twas this that ended Cato's life . Pope might have made more objections to the six con ...
... Cato , to which I made an objection , was suffered to stand . ' The last line of Cato is Pope's , having been originally written And , oh ! ' twas this that ended Cato's life . Pope might have made more objections to the six con ...
Page 433
... Cato is a being above our solicitude ; a man of whom the gods take care , and whom we leave to their care with heedless confidence . To the rest , neither gods nor men can have much attention ; for there is not one amongst them that ...
... Cato is a being above our solicitude ; a man of whom the gods take care , and whom we leave to their care with heedless confidence . To the rest , neither gods nor men can have much attention ; for there is not one amongst them that ...
Page 437
... Cato should overhear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take you . ' When Cato , Act II . , turns the senators out of the hall , upon pretence of acquainting Juba with the ...
... Cato should overhear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take you . ' When Cato , Act II . , turns the senators out of the hall , upon pretence of acquainting Juba with the ...
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