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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,... "
The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal: Containing Topographical and ... - Page 86
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry:: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

Thomas Percy - 1767 - 420 pages
...glowes And mines like rotten wood; Goe tell the church it fhowes What's good, and doth no good : ic If church and court reply, Then give them both the lye. Tell potentates they live Afting by others aftions ; Not lov'd unlefle they give, 15 Not ftrong but by their faftions : If potentates...
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Drinking songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient ballads

1783 - 360 pages
...cxecuuon. 1 3 Say Say to the court, it glows, And fbines like rotten-wood ; Say to the church, it fhows What's good, and doth no good. If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates they live Afting by others aftion, Not loved unlefs they give, Not ftrong, but...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...world the lie. Go, tell the court it glows, And fnines like rotten wood, Go, tell the church it fhows What's good, and doth no good; If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates, they live Afting by others actions Not lov'd unlefs they give, Not ftrong but...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic ..., Volume 2

Thomas Percy - 1794 - 426 pages
...glowes And fliines like rotten wood; Goe tell the church it fliowei What's good, and doth no good : 19 If church and court reply, Then give them both the lye. Tell potentates they live Acting by others adlions; Not lov'd unlefle they give, 15 Not ftrong but by their factions ; * Catalog, sf 7'. RaivUnfoni...
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Selection of Poems ...

1808 - 496 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 potentates they live, Acting by other's actions ; Not lov'd, unless they give, Not strong,...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - 1809 - 512 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 potentates, they live Acting by others actions, Not lov'd unless they give, Not strong but...
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - 1809 - 490 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 potentates, they live Acting by others actions, Not lov'd unless they give, Not strong but...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets,: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ...

George Ellis - 1811 - 472 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 potentates, they live Acting by others actions, Not lov'd unless they give, Not strong but...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 44

1838 - 884 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,...
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Chaucer, 1400, to Beaumont, 1628

Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 432 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 reply, Then give them both the lie. • Tell potentates they live, Acting by others actions, Not lov'd, unless they give, Not strong...
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