 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...  Addison to Blake - Pagina 369a cura di - 1880Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 1154 pagine
...manner so exquisitely pathetic as moved me. " ' When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too lute that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy,...eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his ho?om— is to die.' " Scarce had the "Vicar of Wakefield " made its appearance and been received with... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 pagine
...simile assistance. Our modern bards ! why, what a pox Are they — but senseless stones and blocks ? STANZAS. ON WOMAN.* When lovely woman stoops to folly,...soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away 1 The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover,... | |
 | William Hetherington (of Cockermouth.) - 1850 - 214 pagine
...man's base cruelty. 1. " When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray; 2. The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame...to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die." vn. Man, the world's tyrant, walks in pride, And triumphs o'er his conquests made', Till time, life's... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pagine
...it will please your old father.' She complied in a manner so exquisitely pathetic as moved me. " ' When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late...to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die.' " Scarce had the Vicar of Wakefield made its appearance and been received with acclamation, than its... | |
 | Elizabeth Harrison - 1985 - 272 pagine
...dramatically tragic problem that called forth Goldsmith's gloomy lines close to two centuries ago. When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late...repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom is — to die. Goldsmith could soften the tragic note a little if he were writing now. New and humane measures are... | |
 | Jon Stallworthy - 1986 - 422 pagine
...heard the name Christina And suddenly saw Christina Dead on the nursery floor. Oliver Goldsmith SONG When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late...repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom - is to die. yohn Dry Jen Farewell ungrateful traitor, Farewell my perjured swain, Let never injured creature Believe... | |
 | 272 pagine
...the words of the good Goldsmith, whose anguage is the eloquence of feeling in all its iurity — " When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late...soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away I The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover,... | |
 | Marshall Brown - 1991 - 516 pagine
..."When Lovely Woman Stoops to Folly" Olivia comes close to announcing the scheme she will soon employ: The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame...repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die. (chap. 24; 4: 136) There are lessons to be learned, conclusions to be drawn from all of these insertions,... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pagine
...ch. 17) BeLS; BLPA; FaBoBe; FaBoCh; FaBoCo; FaFP; FPL; GN; NA; NBLV; NOBE; NOEC; NOIV; OBNV; TEP 9 hou lovest well remains, (1. 131) 19 What thou lov'st (Fr. Ch. 24) AWP; BoLoP; ELP; FPL; GTBS; GTBS-P; HAP; HelP; LiTB; NOBE; NOEC; NoP; OBEV; Prim; SeCePo;... | |
 | A. David Moody - 1994 - 412 pagine
...simply that death and guilt may be real experiences, but that death may purge guilt and redeem love. When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late...repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom - is to die. This 'little melancholy air' is sung at her mother's request by the 'ruined' daughter as she sits on... | |
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