When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring... The Star - Page 10Full view - About this book
| Mrs. Costello - 1809 - 236 pages
...REES, AND OBMB, •PATERNOITER-ROW. •• •'" i-.V .'.'. THE SOLDIER'S ORPHAN: A TALE. CHAP. I. When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds, too late, that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy, \Vhat art can wash her guilt away ? The only art, her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 262 pages
...child, it will please your old father." She complied in a manner so exquisitely pathetic, as moved me. WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away '. The only art her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 pages
...That he fhould be, like Cupid, blind, To fave him from Narciffus' fate. ON WOMAN. lovely woman ftoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can foothe her melancholv, What art can wafh her guilt away? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her... | |
| John Aikin - 1810 - 330 pages
...smiles increase the wretch's woe ; And he who wants each other blessing In thce mus.t ever find a foe. WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy ? What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
| John Aikin - 1810 - 386 pages
...Lueinda, please no more, The Muses droop, the Goths prevail, Adieu the sweets of Arno's vale. [GOLDSMITH.] WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy ? What art can wash her guilt away ? • The only art her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...see yonr graces, As I hope to be sav<d, withont thinking on asses.' 1733: STANZAS ^ ON •• WOMAN. WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm ran soothe'her melancholy What art can wash her gnilt away! The only art her gnilt to cover, To hide... | |
| John Aikin - 1810 - 414 pages
...please no more, The Muses droop, the Goths prevail, Adieu the sweets of Arno's vale. [GOLDSMITH.] W HEN lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy ? What art can wash her guirt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...finds too late that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from ev'ry eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is, to die. DESCRIPTION OF AN AUTHOR'S... | |
| James Lawrence - 1811 - 274 pages
...that a stranger to his sentiments would not have perceived that he was only quizzing the company. " When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy ? What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, » To hide... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 pages
...will 1 please your old father.' She complied in a manner so exquisitely pathetic as moved me. WHEN WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly And finds too late...soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover,... | |
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