Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith

Chapter 39: SONG.

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An illustrated anthology begins with a concise biographical sketch and then assembles major prose, poetry, and dramatic pieces by the author, including a sentimental novel about a rural family's misfortunes, comedies that pit social pretension against rustic candor, reflective and pastoral poems on travel and village decline, a short oratorio, and a range of lyrics, satires, and theatrical scenes. The selections display a mix of humor, moral observation, and nostalgic reflection, while engraved illustrations accompany the texts to enhance the reader's encounter with the varied forms and tones collected here.

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, the oppress'd oppressing,
Thy smiles increase the wretch's woe;
And he who wants each other blessing,
In thee must ever find a foe.