The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame…

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.

Sourced, The Vicar of Wakefield
(1766)

Ch. 29, Song, st. 2

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