 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...want profoundnefs, And ftand on too much feeming : If arts and fchools reply, Give arts and fchools the lie. Tell faith, it's fled the city ; Tell how the country erreth ; Tell, manhood fhakes ' off" pity ; Tell, virtue leaft ' preferreth :' And, if they do reply, Spare not to give the... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...want profoundnefs, And fland too much on feeming. If arts and fchools reply, Give arts and fchools the lie. Tell faith it's fled the city, Tell how the country erreth, Tell manhood fhakes off pity, Tell virtue leaft preferreth. And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...will reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell arts they have no soundness, But vary by esteeming, Tell schools they want profoundness, And stand too much...lie. So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing ; Although to give the lie Deserves no less than stabbing ; Yet stab at thee who will, No... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...will reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell arts they have no soundness, But vary by esteeming, Tell schools they want profoundness, And stand too much...schools reply, Give arts and schools the lie. Tell, manhood shakes off pity, Tell, virtue least preferreth. And if they do reply, Spare not to give the... | |
 | Poetry - 1808 - 496 pages
...reply, Then give them still the lie. Tell arts they have no soundness, ' . But vary by esteeming ; Tell schools they want profoundness, And stand too much...schools reply, Give arts and schools the lie. Tell faith 'tis fled the city, Tell how the country erreth ; Tell manhood shakes off pity, •••!•-. Tell... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...dare reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell arts they have no soundness, But vary by esteeming, Tell schools they want profoundness, And stand too much...arts and schools reply, Give arts and schools the In. Tell faith it's fled the city, -VM1* . Tell how the country crreth, Tell manhood shakes off pity>... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...lie, h wastethhoil°«r how it al, And ,( they do reply, they yiew "e them 5tm ^, fortune of her blind Tell faith it's fled the city, Tell how the country...erreth. Tell manhood shakes off pity, Tell virtue least preferred!. And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee,... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 482 pages
...will reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell arts they have no soundness, But vary by esteeming, Tell schools, they want profoundness, And stand too much...Tell how the country erreth, Tell, manhood shakes oil' pity, Tell, virtue least preferreth. And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So when... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...will reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell arts they have no soundness, But vary by esteeming, Tell schools they want profoundness, And stand too much...schools reply, Give arts and schools the lie. Tell, manhood shakes off pity, Tell, virtue least preferreth. And if they do reply, Spare not to give the... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...have no soundness, But vary by esteeming ; Tell schools, they want profoundness, And stand on too much seeming ; If arts and schools reply, Give arts and...lie. So, when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing, Because to give the lie Deserves no less than stabbing, Stab at thee he that will, No stab... | |
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Tell fortune of her blindness ; Tell nature of decay; Tell friendship of unkindness ; Tell justice of delay: And if they will reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell arts they have no soundness, But vary by esteeming ; Tell schools they want profoundness,... 
