 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pagina’s
...it is but motion, Tell flesh it is but dust ; And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how it alters,...And as they shall reply Give every one the lie, Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle points of niceness : Tell wisdom she entangles Herself in over wiseness.... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pagina’s
...it is but motion, Tell flesh it is but dust ; And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how it alters,...one the lie, Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over wiseness. And when they do reply, Straight give them both the lie. Tell physic of her boldness,... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 496 pagina’s
...it is .but motion, Tell flesh it is but dust : And wish them not reply, For thou 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 reply, Give each of them the lie. Tell... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pagina’s
...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 it alters,...favour how she falters. And as they shall reply Give each of them the lie. Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle points of niceness ; Tell wisdom she... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 482 pagina’s
...it is but motion, Tell flesh it is but dust ; And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how it alters, Tell beauty how she blasieth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell wit how... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pagina’s
...it daily wasteth ; Tell honour, how it alters j Tell beauty, how she blasteth ; Tell favour, how it falters ; And, as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell wit, how much it wrangles In tickle points of niceness ; Tell wisdom, she entangles Herself in over-wiseness... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pagina’s
...among the works of Joshua Sylvester, foL 16-tJ. And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie. Tell Age, it daily wasteth ; Tell Honour, how it alters ; Tell Beauty, that it blasteth ; Tell Favour, that she falters : And, as they do reply, Give every one the lie. Tell... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pagina’s
...among the works of Joshua Sylvester, foL 1641. And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie. Tell Age, it daily wasteth ; . Tell Honour, how it alters ; Tell Beauty, that it blasteth ; Tell Favour, that she falters : And, as they do reply, Give every one the lie. Tell... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 486 pagina’s
...neutral verb ; it is used by Sir W. Raleigh in the same manner, in his poem entitled the Farewell : " Tell age, it daily wasteth ; " Tell honour, how it alters ; " Tell beauty, that it blasteth," &c. In Venus and Adonis we find nearly the same sentiment : " Love's gentle spring... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pagina’s
...it is but motion, Tell Flesh it is but dust ; And wish them not reply, For thon must give the lie. Tell Age it daily wasteth, Tell Honour how it alters,...as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell Wit how much it wrangles In treble points of niceness, Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in overwiseness... | |
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Tell zeal it lacks 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 must give the lie. 
