 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pagina’s
...nothing but commending. And if they make reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal it lacks devotion, Tell love it is but lust, Tell time it is but motion,...must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how it alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pagina’s
...lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how it alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall reply Give every one the lie, Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over wiseness. And when they do reply, Straight give them both the... | |
 | 1808 - 496 pagina’s
...but commending: And if they make reply, . • Spare not to give the lie. Tell zeal it lacks devotion, Tell love it is but lust ; Tell ti.me it is .but motion,...must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how it alters ; Tell beauty how it blasteth, Tell favour how she falters : And as they shall... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pagina’s
...And if they make reply, Spare not to give the lie. SIR WALTER RALEIGH. Tell zeal it lacks devotion. Tell love it is but lust, Tell time it is but motion, Tell flesh it is but dost. And wish them not reply* For than must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 472 pagina’s
...lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how it alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over-wiseness. And when they do reply, Straight give them both the... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pagina’s
...but commending : And if they make reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal, it wants devotion ; Tell love, it is but lust ; Tell time, it ' is' but...must give the lie. Tell age, it daily wasteth ; Tell honour, how it alters j Tell beauty, how she blasteth ; Tell favour, how it falters ; And, as they... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pagina’s
...but commending : And, if they make reply, Spare not to give the lie. Tell Zeal, it lacks devotion : Tell Love, it is but lust : Tell Time, it is but motion ; Tell Flesh, it is but dust : usually stated to have been written by Ralegh the night before his execution : it had appeared, however,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pagina’s
...but commending : And, if they make reply, Spare not to give the lie. Tell Zeal, it lacks devotion : Tell Love, it is but lust : Tell Time, it is but motion ; Tell Flesh, it is but dust : usually stated to have been written by Ralegh the night before his execution : it had appeared, however,... | |
 | 1838 - 884 pagina’s
...good. If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. • « • " Tell zeal it lacks devotion, Tell love, it is but lust, Tell time, it is but motion,...reply, For thou must give the lie. • • * " Tell wit, how much it wrangles In tickle points of niceness ; Tell wisdom, she entangles Herself, in overwiseness.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 432 pagina’s
...nothing but commending ; And if they make reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell Zeal it lacks devotion, Tell Love it is but lust, Tell Time it is but motion,...Flesh it is but dust; And wish them not reply, For thoa must give the lie. Tell Age it daily wasteth, Tell Honour how it alters, Tell Beauty how she blasteth,... | |
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Who, in their greatest cost, Seek nothing but commending: And if they make reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal it wants devotion; Tell love it is but lust; Tell time it is but motion; Tell flesh it is but dust: And wish them not reply, For thou... 
