 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 children of the abbey - Page 131by Regina Maria Roche - 1800Full view - About this book
 | Early English newspapers - 1780 - 688 pages
...Conquer. From his poems we will fcleft a long and an epigram. SONG. " 0 Memory, thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and vain, To former joys recurring ever, And turning all the pad to pain : Thou, like the world, th' opprefs'd opprcffing, Thy fmiles increafe the wretch's woe... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. SONG XXXIX. HY THE SAME. O Memory ! thou 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 wretches woe ! And he who wants... | |
 | John Adams - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...Iberia fupplicate for peace. SHEPHERD. SECT. CLXXX. TO MEMORY. I. /"\ MEMORY ! thou fond deceiver, ^-^ Still importunate and vain, 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 ; And he who... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. SONG. SONG, t I * \_) MEMORY ! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and vain, 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 And he who wants... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...give repentance to her lover, And wring his bofom— is, to die. SONGS. O MEMORY! thou 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; And he who wants... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...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! And he who... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...fpirits fly To fcenes where LOVE and blifs immortal reign. MEMORY. C\ MEMORY ! thou 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 ; THOMAS AND KITTY.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...the false one pursuing her, Makes but a penitent, and loses a lover. 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, th' opprest oppressing, Thy smiles increase the wretch's woe! And... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 pages
...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 ! And he who wants... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...way; And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray. SONG. 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, th" opprest oppressing, Thy smiles increase the wretch's woe !... | |
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