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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the… — Alexander Pope

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To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart; To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold: For this the tragic Muse first trod the stage.

Alexander Pope
1713
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Purpose of artPower of artArt
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Poem
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1713Age of Enlightenment
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Alexander Pope
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Pope, Alexander. "Prologue to Mr. Addison's Tragedy of Cato." Pope: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series). Everyman's Library, 2018, I. 1-5.
Original citation
Pope, Alexander. "Prologue to Addison's Cato." Cato, written by Joseph Addison. 14 Apr. 1713, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, UK, I. 1-5.

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