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Title: Cato's soliloquy upon reading Plato's Immortality of the Soul

Author: Addison, Joseph

Date(s): 1713 (published)

Manuscript: Printed book

Contents: Cato's soliloquy from Addison's play "Cato", V.1, arguing for the immortality

of the soul after death, while contemplating suicide

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Title: Cato's soliloquy. 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.

Author: Addison, Joseph

Date(s): 1713 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 24

Contents: Cato's soliloquy from Addison's play "Cato," V.1, arguing for the immortality

of the soul after death, while contemplating suicide. At end, "23rd December

1740, B.Coles"

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Title: Eternity (Cato speaks)

Author: Addison, Joseph

Date(s): 1713 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 15

Contents: The beginning of Cato's soliloquy from Addison's play "Cato", V.1, arguing

for the immortality of the soul after death

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