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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4366 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4366
AUTHOR:Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774)
QUOTATION:The only art her guilt to cover,
  To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
  And wring his bosom, is—to die.
ATTRIBUTION:On Woman. Chap. xxiv.