O MEMORY ! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and vain, To former joys, recurring ever, And turning all the past to pain ; Thou, like the world, the opprest oppressing, Thy smiles increase the wretch's woe ! And he who wants each other blessing, In... The Gentleman's Magazine - Página 1901780Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780
...way ; And ftill, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. SONG. SONG. • « vy Memory ! them fond deceiver, Still importunate and vain, To former joys, recurring ever, And turning all the paft to pain ; Thou, like the world, the oppreft oppreffing, Thy fmiles increafe the wretch's woe ?... | |
 | 1783
...chears the way ; And Itill, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. SONG XXXIX. HY THE SAME. O Memory ! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and...To former joys recurring ever, And turning all the paft to pain. Thou, like the world, th' oppreft oppreffing, Thy fmiles increafe the wretches woe !... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 352 páginas
...fhake with guilty fear, And proud Iberia fupplicate for peace. SHEPHERD. SECT. CLXXX. TO MEMORY. I. /"\ MEMORY ! thou fond deceiver, ^-^ Still importunate...To former joys recurring ever, And turning all the paft to pain : II. Thou, like the world, th' oppreft oppreffing, Thy fmiles increafe the wretch's woe... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791
...cheers the way ; And ftill, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. SONG. SONG, t I * \_) MEMORY ! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and...To former joys, recurring ever, And turning all the paft to pain j Thou, like the world, the oppreft oppreffing. Thy fmiles increafe the wretch's woe t... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794
...fliame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bofom— is, to die. SONGS. O MEMORY! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and...To former joys, recurring ever, And turning all the paft to pain ; Thou, like the world, the oppreft oppreffing, Thy fmiles increafe the wretch's woe;... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 1008 páginas
...cheers the way ; And ftill, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. § 61. Song. ГЛ M EMORY! thou fond deceiver, ^-' Still importunate and vain,...To former joys recurring ever, And turning all the paft to pain : Thou, like the world, th' oppieft opprefling, Thy fin ¡lei increafe the wretch's woe!... | |
 | Apollo - 1800
...Together freed, their gentle fpirits fly To fcenes where LOVE and blifs immortal reign. MEMORY. C\ MEMORY ! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and...To former joys recurring ever, And turning all the paft. to pain : Thou, like the world, the oppreft oppreffing, Thy fmiles increafe the wretch's woe... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 129 páginas
...discover ; She that gives all to the false one pursuing her, Makes but a penitent, and loses a lover. O MEMORY ! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and...To former joys recurring ever, And turning all the past to pain; Thou, like the world, th' opprest oppressing, Thy smiles increase the wretch's woe! And... | |
 | Regina Maria Roche - 1800
...lofs, as almoft unfits the foul for any exertions. 'Tis indeed. beautifully detcribed in thefe lines— Still importunate and vain, To former joys recurring ever, And turning all the paft to pain." Amanda attentively watched him, and thought what he faid appeared particularly applicable... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 96 páginas
...truce, fince me requefts it too ; Do you fpare her, and I'll for once fpare you. SONG. Memory ! them fond deceiver, Still importunate and vain, , To former joys, recurring ever, And turning all the paft to pain ; Thou, like the world, th' oppreft oppreffing, Thy fmiles increafe the wretch's woe !... | |
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