 Who in their greatest cost, Seek 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, Tell flesh it is but dust; And wish them not reply, For thou...  A Satire Anthology - Pagina 141905 - 369 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pagine
...their greatest cost, Seek 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,...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 wit... | |
 | 1808 - 496 pagine
...greatest cost, Seek nothing but commending: And if they make reply, . • Spare not to give the lie. Tell zeal it lacks devotion, Tell love it is but lust...alters ; Tell beauty how it blasteth, Tell favour how she falters : And as they shall reply, Give each of them the lie. Tell wit how much it wrangles,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pagine
...Seek nothing but commending. 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... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pagine
...Like 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,...age, 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... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pagine
...their greatest cost, Seek nothing but commending : And, if they make reply, Spare not to give the lie. Tell Zeal, it lacks devotion : Tell Love, it is but...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 - 1816 - 616 pagine
...their greatest cost, Seek nothing but commending : And, if they make reply, Spare not to give the lie. Tell Zeal, it lacks devotion : Tell Love, it is but...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,... | |
 | 1838 - 884 pagine
...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...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.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 432 pagine
...their greatest cost, Seek 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,...Flesh it is but dust; And wish them not reply, For thoa must give the lie. Tell Age it daily wasteth, Tell Honour how it alters, Tell Beauty how she blasteth,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 pagine
...is but motion, Tell Flesh it is but dust; And wish them not reply, For them must give the lie. , t 1 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 486 pagine
...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... | |
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