 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...world the lie. Go, tell the Court it glows, And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the Church it shews What's good and doth no good, If Church and Court...the lie. Tell potentates they live, Acting by others actions, Not lov'd, unless they give, Not strong but by their factions; If potentates reply, Give potentates... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - 1829 - 810 pages
...needs must die, And give the world the lie. Say to the court it glows, And shines like rotten wood, Say to the church it shows What's good, and doth no...potentates, they live Acting, by others' action ; Not lovM, unless they give; Nor strong, but by affection. If potentates reply, Giv* potentates the lie.... | |
 | sir Walter Ralegh - 1829 - 806 pages
...to the cburch it shows What's good, and doth no good. If cburch and court reply, Then give them hoth the lie. Tell potentates, they live Acting, by others' action; Not lov'd, unless they give ; Nor strong, but by affection. If potentates reply, Give potentates the lie. Tell men of high condition,... | |
 | Mme. Charlotte Fiske (Bates) Rogé - 1832 - 1022 pages
...live Acting, but oh ! their actions Not loved, unless they give; Not strong, but by their factions. If potentates reply, Give potentates the lie. Tell men of high condition, That rule affairs of state, Their purpose is ambition; Their practice only hate. And if they do reply, Then... | |
 | 1834 - 724 pages
...lie. Go, tell the Court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the Church it shows What 's good and doth no good. If Church and Court reply,...the lie. Tell Potentates they live Acting by others actions ; Not loved, unless they give ; Not strong, but by their factions. If Potentates reply, Give... | |
 | 1834 - 754 pages
...die, And give the world the lie. Go, tell the Court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the Church it shows What's good and doth no good....Church and Court reply, Then give them both the lie. TeH Potentates they live Acting by others actions ; Not loved, unless they give ; Not strong, but by... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...needs must die, And give the world the lie. Say to the Court, it glows, And shines like rotten wood ; Say to the Church, it shows What's good, and doth no good ; If Court and Church reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell Potentates they live Acting by others' action... | |
 | 1838 - 874 pages
...world the lie. " Go, tell the court, it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go tell the church it-shows What's good, and doth no 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, Tell flesh, it is but... | |
 | 1847 - 608 pages
...world the lie. " Go, tell the Court it glow« And shines like soften wood ; Go, tell the Church it them What's good, and doth no good. If Church and Court reply, Then give them both the lie." When on the scaffold, he desired to see the axe; and feeling the edge of it, said to the sheriff, "... | |
 | 1838 - 942 pages
...it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go tell the church it shows What's good, and doth no goo<l. 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, Tell flesh, it is but... | |
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Say to the court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Say to the church it shows What's good, and doth no good: If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. "Tell potentates they live Acting by others' action; Not loved unless they give,... 
