| Lewis Borrett White - 1864 - 232 pages
...live Acting ; but oh their actions! Not loved, unless they give; Nor 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 pract1ce only hate. And if they do reply,... | |
| Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...live Acting, but oh ! their actions Not loved, unless they give ; Nor 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,... | |
| W. K. - 1865 - 260 pages
...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....lie. Tell Potentates — they live, Acting by others actions, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by their factions. If Potentates reply, Give Potentates... | |
| 1865 - 238 pages
...And give the world the lie. 1: Go, tell the Court — it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the Church — it shows What's good, and doth no good....lie. Tell Potentates — they live, Acting by others actions, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by their factions. If Potentates reply, Give Potentates... | |
| James Fleming - 1866 - 382 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 ;...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... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 pages
...world the lye. Say to the Court, it glowes, and shines like rotten wood ; Say to the Church, it shewes what's good, and doth no good ; If Church and Court reply, Then give them both the lye. Tell Zeale it wants devotion ; tell Love it is but lust ; Tell Time it is but motion ; tell Flesh... | |
| 1867 - 1052 pages
...Goe tell the court, it glowes And shines like rotten wood ; Goe tell the church it showes \Vhat 's good, and doth no good : If church and court reply, Then give them both the lye. Tell potentates they live Acting by others actions : Not lov'd unlessc they give, Not strong but... | |
| Roses - 1867 - 172 pages
...live Acting, but, oh ! their actions Not loved, unless they give ; Nor strong, but by their factions. If Potentates reply, Give Potentates the lie. Tell men of high condition, That rule affairs of state, Their puqwse is ambition ; Their practice only hate. And if they do reply, Then... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...needs must die, 5 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. 10 If Church and Court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell Potentates they live Acting by others'... | |
| Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...the court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the church it shows The Soul's Errand. 141 What's good and doth no good : If church and court reply, Then give them both the tie. Tell potentates they live Acting by others' actions, Not lov'd unless they give, Not strong but... | |
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