 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...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... | |
 | Charles Snart - Poetry - 1808 - 496 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...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... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...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 - Great Britain - 1816 - 624 pages
...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 - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...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,... | |
 | England - 1838 - 884 pages
...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.... | |
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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... 
