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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, and Essays, of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...1753. STANZAS ON WOMAN. \ \ ; n A lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men hetray, What charm can soothe her melancholy. What art can...guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover. And wring bis bosom —is, to die. E -, DESCRIPTION OF AN AUTHOR'S BED-CHAMBER....
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The Traveller, The Deserted Village, and Other Poems ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pages
...WOMAN. WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, \V hat 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. LINES, INSERTED IN...
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The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...WAKEFIKLB. 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 his. bosom, is—to die. LINES, ATTRIBUTED TO UK. GOLDSMITH;...
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The Deserted Village, Traveller, and Miscellaneous Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pages
...stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm cau soothe her melancholias What art cau 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 his bosom — is, to die. EPITAPH ON DR. PARNELL. THIS ton.b...
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Miscellaneous poems. Dramatic poems

Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 488 pages
...That shew'd the rogues they lied, The man recover'd of the The dog it was that died. STANZAS ON WOMAN. WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly And finds too late...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...
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The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volume 23

1820 - 406 pages
...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 ?...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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The Wreath: A Collection of Poems from Celebrated English Authors

1821 - 270 pages
...ON WOMANWHEN 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. EDWIN AND ANGELINA. A BALLAD. S, gentle...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...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 ?...guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die. THE TRAVELLER, OH, A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY:...
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Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...teo late, that men betray, What charm can sooth her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away P The 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. THE CLOWN'S REPLY. JOHH TROTT was...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 9

John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...Reynolds was so remarkably dc'.if as to be under the necessity of using an car trumpet in company. 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 — is, to diet SONG. O MEMORY ! thou...
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