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" 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... "
Nugæ metricæ [selections from the English poets, with Lat. tr.] by sir H.H ... - Page 10
1839
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...WOMAN. VV HEN 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 ?...guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom.. ..is, to die. DESCRIPTION AUTHOR'S BED-CHAMBER....
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The Myrtle and Vine: Or, Complete Vocal Library, Containing ..., Volume 2

Charles Henry Wilson - 1803 - 228 pages
...Dr. Goldsmith. WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds, too late, that man betray ; What charms can soothe her melancholy ? What art can wash her...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 ! CORN RIGGS ARE BONNY....
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...WOMAN. \VHEN 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 ?...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 AUTHOR'S...
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Poetical Works

Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...your graces, 14 As I hope to be sav'd ; without thinking on asses f Edinburgh, 1753. STANZAS ON WOMAN. lovely woman stoops to folly, * * And finds too late...guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye. To give repentance to her lover. And wring his bosom— is— to die. DESCRIPTION OF AN AUTHOR'S BEDCHAMBER....
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Letters to a Young Lady on a Course of English Poetry

John Aikin - 1806 - 346 pages
...late that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? Th« only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, is — to die. I confess, however, they have to...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1807 - 326 pages
...me. When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds, too late, that me» betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away !...guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die. As she was concluding the last stanza,...
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Letters to a Young Lady on a Course of English Poetry: By J. Aikin

John Aikin - 1807 - 320 pages
...Wo»man." 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 ?...guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring h"is bosom, is — to die. I confess, however, they have to...
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale

Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 216 pages
...Wfcen lovely woman stoops t And finds, too late, that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy f What art can wash her guilt away? The only art her guilt to cover, To bide her shame from ev'ry eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, is — to die....
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...the rogues they ly'd ; The man recover'd of the bite, The dog it was that dy'd. STANZAS ON WOMAN. HEN lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that...guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom— is to die. THE GIFT. TO IRIS, BOW-STREET, COVENT...
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The Soldier's Orphan, Volume 2

Mrs. Costello - 1809 - 236 pages
...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 her shame from ey'ry eye, To give repentance to her lover, .And wrinj his bosom — is to die. f GOLDSMITH. * LEAVING...
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