 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...  Poetical Works - Page 62by Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 lehteFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin - 1810 - 330 lehte
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 lehte
...! without thinking on asses." Edioburgh,'l753. STANZAS Off WOMAN. FROM THE TICAR OP WAKEPIEU). 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 her... | |
 | John Aikin - 1810 - 386 lehte
...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 lehte
...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... | |
 | James Lawrence - 1811 - 274 lehte
...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 - 470 lehte
...the rogues they lied The man recover'd of the bite, The dog it was that dy'd. STANZAS WOMAN. \VHEN lovely woman stoops to folly And finds too late that...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. THE TRAVELLER; OR, A... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 lehte
...perhaps, in your habits of thinking amiss, Y«u may make a mistake and think this. &TANZAS ON WOMAft. When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, Wliat charm can sooth her melancholy;, What art c*» wash kev guilt away* i4ie only art her guilt to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1815 - 268 lehte
...it will please your old rather." She complied in a manner so exquisitely pathetic as moved me. When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that...What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her gnilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom... | |
 | 1816 - 612 lehte
...lete that men betray ; What charm can soothe her nwlancbo'ly f VI hat art can wash her guilt away f The only art her guilt to cover. To hide her shame...her lover, < And wring his bosom — is— to die." His song from the Oratorio of the Captivity, " The wretch condemn 'd with life to part ;" and, " O... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 lehte
...justice. We do pray for mercy ; And that same pray'r doth teach as all to render The deeds of mercy. When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds, too late, that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy ? What art can wash her stains away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
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