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
| Andrew Knapp (Attorney at law), William Baldwin (Attorney at law) - 1825 - 512 Seiten
...charm'd, she tempt the flow'ry way. And in the softer paths of pleasure stray — Ruin ensues, remorse, and endless shame, And one false step entirely damns her fame : In vain with tears the loss she may <leploro, In vain look back to what she was before She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more,... | |
| George Daniel, John Cumberland - 1826 - 530 Seiten
...; While woman,' sense and nature's easy fool, If poor, weak woman swerve from virtue's rule— I f, strongly charm'd, she leave the thorny way, And in...shame, And one false step entirely damns her fame ; (R.) In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she was before : She... | |
| Laughton Osborn - 1831 - 408 Seiten
...of love ; WhiU; 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 atray, Ruin ensues, reproach, and endless shame Jane Mori . FOR some minutes after they were gone,... | |
| Laughton Osborn - 1831
...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 pl-asure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach, and endless shame Jane ShoreFOB some minutes after they were... | |
| Hannah More - 1836 - 250 Seiten
...sense and nature's easy fool, If poor weak woman chance to go astray, If strongly charm'd she leaves the thorny way, And in the softer paths of pleasure...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 !' But notwithstanding... | |
| 1837 - 352 Seiten
...woman, 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, to what she was before ; She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more. —... | |
| 1837 - 808 Seiten
...nalure's easy fool — If poor weak woman swerve from virtue's rule, If, strongly charm'd, she quit the thorny way, And in the softer paths of pleasure...damns her fame : In vain, with tears, the loss she nny deplore, She sets — like stars that fall — to rise no more." This might have been all very... | |
| 1837 - 612 Seiten
...nature's easy fool — If poor weak woman swerve from virtue's rule, If, strongly charm 'd, she quit the thorny way, And in the softer paths of pleasure...Ruin ensues, reproach, and endless shame; And one fale step entirely damns her fame : In vain, with tears, the loss she may deplore, She sets — like... | |
| Acting drama - 1839 - 936 Seiten
...way, And in the softer paths of pleasures stray; Ruin ensues, reproach and endless shame, And one fabe step entirely damns her fame; In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she was before: She set», like »tars that fall, to rise no more. [Exeunt.... | |
| Nicholas Rowe - 1859 - 64 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, •...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,... | |
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