 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,...  Chaucer, 1400, to Beaumont, 1628 - Seite 218herausgegeben von - 1819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Henry Wotton - 1870 - 322 Seiten
...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...lie. Tell potentates, they live Acting by others' action ; Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by a faction : If potentates reply, Give potentates... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 Seiten
...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...lie. Tell potentates — they live Acting by others' action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by a faction. If Potentates reply, Give Potentates... | |
 | English poems - 1870 - 722 Seiten
...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...lie. Tell potentates, they live Acting by others' action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by a faction : If potentates reply, Give potentates... | |
 | 1870 - 462 Seiten
...it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Say to the Church it shows What's good, and doth no good. 10 If Church and Court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell Potentates they live Acting but others' actions ; Not loved unless they give, 15 Not strong but by their factions. If Potentates... | |
 | William Smith, Benjamin Nicholas Martin - 1870 - 482 Seiten
...the lie. Tell Potentates, they live Acting, but oh ! their actions Not loved, unless they give ; Nor strong, but by their factions. If Potentates reply, Give Potentates the lie. 82 SIR WALTER RALEIGH. CHAP. IV. Their purpose is ambition ; Their practice only hate. And if they... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 Seiten
...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 kindred sound action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by a faction. If potentates reply, Give potentates... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 Seiten
...the lie. Go tell the Court it glows And shines like rotten wood; Go tell the Church it shows Men's good, and doth no good: If Church and Court reply,...potentates they live Acting by others' actions, —— Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by their factions: If potentates reply, ,, Give potentates the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - 786 Seiten
...the lie. Tell Potentates, they live Acting, but oh ! their actions Not loved, unless they give ; Nor strong, but by their factions. If Potentates reply, Give Potentates the lie. 1 " a higher «train of compliment cannot well be conceived than this, which raises your Idea even... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 Seiten
...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...potentates they live, Acting by others' actions, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by their factions : If potentates reply, Give potentates the... | |
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