 Free and unquestion'd, through the wilds of love; While woman, sense and nature's easy fool, If poor weak woman swerve from, virtue's rule, If, strongly charm'd, she leave the thorny way, And in the softer paths of pleasure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach...  Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces: With Letters Containing a Comparative View of the ... - Page 170by William Creech - 1815 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1791 - 348 pages
...women find, And such the curse entail'd upon our kind, That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestion'd through the wilds of love ; While...ensues, reproach and endless shame, And one false step entirely damns her fame : In vain witli tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she... | |
 | 1797 - 462 pages
...find, i And such the curse entail'd upon our kind, That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestion'd through the wilds of love ; While...paths of pleasure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach and endtess shame, • And one false step entirely damns her fame : la vain with tears the loss she may... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pages
...women find, And such the curse entail'd upon our kind, That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestion'd through the wilds of love ; While...charm'd, she leave the thorny way, And in the softer jiaths of pleasure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach and endless shame, And one false step entirely damns... | |
 | John Bowles - 1804 - 156 pages
...numbers of that sex from passing those bounds, which formed the Rubicon of their honour and happiness, * If strongly charm'd she leave the thorny way, ,And...ensues, reproach, and endless shame, And one false step entirely damns her fame; In vain, with tears, the loss she may deplore, In vain look back to what she... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...the curse entailed upon our kind, That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestioned through the wilds of love ; While woman, sense and...weak woman swerve from virtue's rule, If, strongly charmed, she leave the thorny way, And in the softer paths of pleasure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 954 pages
...the curse entailed upon our kind, That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestioned through the wilds of love ; While woman, sense and...weak woman swerve from virtue's rule, If, strongly charmed, she leave the thorny way, And in the softer paths of pleasure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach... | |
 | 1804 - 510 pages
...the curse entailed upon our kind, That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestioned through the wilds of love ; While woman, sense and...weak woman swerve from virtue's rule, If, strongly charmed, she leave the thorny way, And in tho softer paths of pleasure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach... | |
 | 1804 - 516 pages
...That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestioned through the wilds of love ; Whilß woman, sense and nature's easy fool, If poor weak woman swerve from virtue's rule, If, strongly charmed, she leave the thorny way, And in the softer paths of pleasure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 328 pages
...women find, And such the curse entail'd upon our kind, That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestion'd, through the wilds of love; While...ensues, reproach and endless shame, And one false step entirely damns her fame: In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 348 pages
...women find, And such the curse entail'd upon our kind, That man, the lawless libertine, may rove, Free and unquestion'd, through the wilds of love ; While...ensues, reproach and endless shame, And one false step entirely damns her fame : In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, -\ In vain look back on what... | |
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