 Forbear, my lord, to grieve, And know your Rosamond does live. If 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him ease ? When his passion we discover, Oh how pleasing 'tis to please ! The bliss returns, and we receive Transports greater than we give,...  Bath, a satirical novel - Pàgina 50per Thomas Brown (the elder, pseud.) - 1818Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1781 - 384 pàgines
...charms of youth are o'er, The wife will Celia i! ill adore; Thou'lt full be lovely here. SONG 459. JF 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him cafe; When his poflion we difcover, Oh, how pleating 'tis to pleafe ! This is doubly to encharm him;... | |
 | 1783 - 356 pàgines
...great— er than we give. The blifs returns, a::d we re — ceive tranfports great— er than we L give. If 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him eafe, When his paflion f paf--fion you dif cover? Ah! how pleaf — ing 'tis to JFTiE pkafe. The blifs... | |
 | Humming bird - 1785 - 440 pàgines
...fwain, Hi» baffled arts defpife ; > fliall you live exempt from pain, While haplefs Sylvia dies. F 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him eafe, 'hen bis pafiion we difcover, Oh ! how pleafing 'tis to pleafe ! The biifs returns, and we receive... | |
 | Frederick Reynolds - 1793 - 664 pàgines
...with the affections of a lover; and, in the words of the old song, let rne remind you SONG— AI.HIKA. If 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him ease ! When his passion we discover, Oh! how pleasing 'tis to please! &c. [Eu-iini. I • • frrtr ' SCENE—... | |
 | Mrs. Gunning (Susannah) - 1794 - 262 pàgines
...1 tried to fing, or rather did moft completely pletely murder, a very pretty air beginning thus : " If 'tis joy to wound a lover, " How much more to give him cafe I'* the tune and words of which had both infinitely pleafed me ; when, in the very atl of maflacre,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 pàgines
...unhappy nymph for you. ButO!— QUEEN. Forbear, my lord, to grieve, And know your Rosamond does live. " If 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him ease? When his passion we discover, Oh how pleasing 'tis to please ! The bliss returns, and we receive Transports... | |
 | Esther Milnes Day, Thomas Lowndes - 1805 - 290 pàgines
...verses from house to house, than when she is singing sentimental airs to a numerous company, such as ' if 'tis joy to wound a lover, how much more to give him ease, &c.'or exposing herself to a select party of some five or six hundred upon a private theatre ; both... | |
 | Oxford city, Holywell music room - 1808 - 170 pàgines
...the sound, And the morning return with joy. CONCERTO, with Clarionets obligate*. SONG. Miss WALKER. If 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him ease ? When his passion we discover, Oh, how pleafing 'tis to pleafe! The blifs returns, and we receive... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 532 pàgines
...unhappy nymph for you. But O ! QUEEN Forbear, my lord, to grieve, And know your Rosamond does live. If 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him ease ? When his passion we discover, Oh how pleasing 'tis to please ! The bliss returns, and we receive... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 542 pàgines
...unhappy nymph for you. But O ! QUEEN Forbear, my lord, to grieve, And know your Rosamond does live. If 'tis joy to wound a lover, How much more to give him ease ? When his passion we discover, Oh how pleasing 'tis to please ! The bliss returns, and we receive... | |
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