William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Georgian Verse. 1909. | | O Memory! Thou Fond Deceiver | By Oliver Goldsmith (17301774) |
| O MEMORY! 1 thou fond deceiver, | |
Still importunate and vain, | |
To former joys recurring ever, | |
And turning all the past to pain; | |
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Thou, like the world, the oppressd oppressing, | 5 |
Thy smiles increase the wretchs woe; | |
And he who wants each other blessing | |
In thee must ever find a foe. | |
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