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 - Página 62por Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 72 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 páginas
...graces, As I hope to be sav'd! without thinking on asses/' Edinburgh, 1753. STANZAS ON WOMAN. 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... | |
| Walter Scott - 1830 - 372 páginas
...influence both of hunger and fatigue, Henry Warden retained his standing posture. CHAPTER VIII. When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray JULIAN AVENEL saw with surprise the demeanour of the reverend stranger. " Beshrew me/' he said, " these... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 páginas
...the rogues they lied: The man recover'd of the bite, The dog it was that died. STANZAS ON WOMAN. WHEN urned with a confirmation of the dismal tidings. No ceremony coul Wliat charms can soothe her melancholy, Wbat art can wash her guilt away? The only art her guilt to... | |
| David C. Bunnell - 1831 - 206 páginas
...of the place of her retreat. This scene brought to. mind the following beautiful lines : — <; When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late,...soothe her melancholy? What art can wash her guilt away ?" I remained in Charleston until I had spent all my money, and then shipped on board an English vessel,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1832 - 464 páginas
...too late, that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy ? What art can wash her guilt away 1 The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame...give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, ia—to die. As she was concluding the last stanza, to which an interruption in her -voice, from sorrow,... | |
| R. Wilmot - 1832 - 368 páginas
...consequence of her obstinacy, so that she has not one friend left, and I may say with the poet — " ' When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds, too late, that men betray, What art can soothe her melancholy ? What dye can wash her sins away ? " ' The only way her guilt to cover,... | |
| Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 páginas
...too late that men betray. What charm can sootbe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away 7 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— ii, to die. acts. SAINT STEPHEN.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1833 - 478 páginas
...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...give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, is—to die. As she was concluding the last stanza, to which an interruption in her voice from sorrow... | |
| Michael Scott - 1833 - 254 páginas
...bed now, Tam—ye're fou, man." "Oh! Buenos Noches." CHAPTER XV. « THE PIBATE'S LEMAN. • " 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 can cover, To hide her... | |
| Michael Scott - 1833 - 400 páginas
...dark pool, and the scenes I witnessed there that day and night. CHAPTER II. THE PIRATE'S LEMAN. " When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm ran soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? " The only art her guilt can cover, To... | |
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