 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...  Vicar of Wakefield - Page 64by Oliver Goldsmith - 1766Full view - About this book
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...pleafe no more, The Mufes droop, the Goths .prevail, Adieu the fweets of Arno's vale. DORSET. "1X7 HEN lovely woman ftoops to folly, And finds too late that...What charm can footh her melancholy ? What art can wafh her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her lhame from every eye, To give repentance... | |
 | John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1774 - 328 pages
...LUCINDA pleafe no more» The Mufes droop, the Goths prevail, Adieu the fwccts of Arno's vale. DORSET. lovely woman ftoops to folly, And finds too late that. men betray, What charm can fboth her m ^lancholy ? What art can wafh her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hidp... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 106 pages
...folly, And-inds too latí that men betray4 What charm tan iooth hfr melancholy,, What art can walh her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her flume from ever)' eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bofom— is to die. As ihe was... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1781 - 384 pages
...folly,' And finds, too I >:r, that men betray) What charms can foothe her melancholy ? What art can waih her guilt away? The only art, her guilt to cover, To hide her flame from ev'ry eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring hit bofom— is to die! SONG 95. X... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 366 pages
...But remember The lafs on the brow of the hill. SONG XIV. BY DR. GOLDSMITH. WHEN lovely woman floops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can footh her melancholy ? What art can wafh her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her fhame from every eye, To give repentance... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...rogues they ly'd, The man recover' d of the bite, The dog it was that dy'd. STANN ON WOMA ' N. • W HEN lovely woman ftoops to folly. And finds too late that men betray, What charm can foothe her melancholy, What art can warn her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...: I'll give thee — ah! too charming maid; I'll give thee — to the devil. STANZAS ON WOMAN. WHEN lovely woman ftoops to folly, . . And finds too late that men betray} What charm can foothe her melancholy, • . What art can wafh her guilt away ? ' f The only art her guilt to cover,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 252 pages
...it will pleafe your old father.' She complied in a manner fo exquifitely pathetic, as moved me. WHEN lovely woman ftoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can foothe her melancholy, What art can wafh her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...mould be, like Cupid, blind, To fave him from Narciflus' fate. ON WOMAN. Vv HEN lovely woman floops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can foothe her melancholy,. What art can wafli her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...father ». She complied in a manner 59 exquisitely pathetick as moved me : * VV HEW 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... | |
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