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... Tamerlane: A Tragedy in Five Acts - Seite 17von John Hughes, Nicholas Rowe, Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 61 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| British drama - 1811 - 712 Seiten
...senne and nature's easy fool, II' poor weak woman swerve from virtue's rule, If, strongly charmed, she leave the thorny way, And in the softer paths...fame : In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she was before ; She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more. [Exeunt.... | |
| James Plumptre - 1812 - 480 Seiten
...Bnccour'd naiii's of tender years ; And never look'd for other gnine I3ut love and thanks for all my paine. If, strongly charm'd, she leave the thorny way, And...deplore, J In vain look back on what she was before, > She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more. ) [Exeunt. ACT II. The SCENE continues. Enter ALtCtA,... | |
| William Creech - 1815 - 428 Seiten
...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...ensues, reproach, and endless shame, And one false step for ever damns her fame. In vain, with tears, the loss she may deplore — j In vain look back to what... | |
| William Creech - 1815 - 440 Seiten
...softer paths of Pleasure stray,— Ruin ensues, reproach, and endless shame, And one false step for ever damns her fame. In vain, with tears, the loss she may deplore — % In vain look back to what she was before — > She sets,— like stars that fall — to rise... | |
| Charles Inigo Jones - 1816 - 120 Seiten
...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...fame ; In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she was before ; She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more." These... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 Seiten
...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 stra)', Ruin ensues, reproach, and endless shame. And one false step entirely damns her fame : In vain... | |
| 1824 - 656 Seiten
...of love ; While. woman, sense and nature's easy fool, If poor, weak woman swerve from virtue's role; If, strongly charm'd, she leave the thorny way, And...fame : In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she was before ; She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more. [Exeunt.... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 556 Seiten
...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...fame ; In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she was before ; She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more. [Exeunt.... | |
| British drama - 1824 - 834 Seiten
...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...fame ; In vain, with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain, look back on what she was before ; She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more. [Exeunt.... | |
| Andrew Knapp, William Baldwin (Attorney at law) - 1824 - 528 Seiten
...softer paths of pleasure stray — Ruin ensues, remorse and endless shame, And one false stepentirely damns her fame : In vain with tears the loss she may deplore. In vain look back to what she was before ; She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more!' It is... | |
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