 | 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 it is... | |
 | James Fleming - 1866 - 382 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... | |
 | 1874 - 968 pages
...which are identical ; I, too, say — " Go tell the State it Rlowes And shines like rotten wood ; Go tell the Church it showes What's good, and doth no good , If State and Church reply, Then give them both the lie ! " " Very pestilential lines, as applied to the... | |
 | 1867 - 784 pages
...Goe tell the court, it glowes And shines like rotten wood ; Goe tell the church it showcs \Vhat 's good, and doth no good : If church and court reply,...potentates they live Acting by others actions : Not lov'd unlcsse they give. Not strong but by their factions: If potentates reply, Give potentates the lye.... | |
 | 1867 - 1052 pages
...best, The truth shall be thy warrant : Goe, since I needs must dye, And give the world the lye. 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...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' action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Henry Wotton - 1870 - 322 pages
...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 : If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates, they live Acting by others' action ; Not loved unless they give, Not strong but... | |
 | English poems - 1870 - 722 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' action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...lie. Go, tell the court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the church it shows What 's hty master smiled, to sec That love was in the next degree : T was but a k lie. Tell potentates they live Acting by others' action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but... | |
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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,... 
