It must be so Plato thou reasonst well
- DMI number:
- 12927
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- It must be so Plato thou reasonst well
- Last Line:
- Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Blank verse and Dramatic monologue
- Themes:
- Philosophical enquiry
- Author:
- Joseph Addison
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Cato, Act 5 Scene 1. Chalmers (1810) IX: 576-597.
- Title:
- A collection of select pieces from the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, Dryden and Pope, for schools [T128606] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-300
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection...for the benefit of English schools [T128313]
- Page No(s):
- pp.317-318
- Poem Title:
- Cato solus, sitting in a thoughtful Posture: In his Hand Plato's Book on the Immortality of the Soul. A drawn Sword on the Table by him.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection...for the benefit of English schools [T167216] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.317-318
- Poem Title:
- Cato solus, sitting in a thoughtful Posture: In his Hand Plato's Book on the Immortality of the Soul. A drawn Sword on the Table by him.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The Theatre of Wit [ESTC T116740] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.1
- Poem Title:
- The Soliloquy Of Cato
- Attribution:
- Wrote by Mr. Addison
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Addison
Poem Aliases
Addison. Cato.
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