 | Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 էջ
...die, And give the world the lie. Go, tell the Court it glows And shines bke rotten wood -. Go, tell the Church it shows What's good, and doth no good....Church and Court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell Potentates they live Acting by others' actions. Sot loved unless they give, Not strong but by... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 էջ
...die, And give the world the lie. Go, tell the court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell mes Grant Wilson Tell potentates they live Acting by others' action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by a... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1880 - 474 էջ
...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1880 - 486 էջ
...the lye. Goe tell the court, it glowes And shines like rotten wood ; Goe tell the church it showes What's good, and doth no good : If church and court reply, Then give them both the lye. Tell potentates they live Acting by others actions ; Not lov'd unlesse they give, Not strong but... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 էջ
...it. THE LIE. Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless arrant :' Fear not to touch the best ; Tho ng up behind : The albatross did follow, And every...Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white, Glimmer Tell potentates, they live Acting by others' fiction; Not loved unless they give, Not strong, but by... | |
 | Anna Callender Brackett - 1881 - 348 էջ
...must die, And give the 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...church and court reply Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates they live Acting by others actions — Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 էջ
...die, And give the world the lie. Go, tell the court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell rth where сагез abound ? Or, while the wings...aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the de Tell potentates they live Acting by others' action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but by a... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 էջ
...die, And give the world the lie. 2 Go tell the Court it glows, And shines like rotten wood; Go, tell the Church it shows What's good and doth no good;...Church and Court reply, Then give them both the lie. 3 Tell potentates they live, Acting by others' actions, Not loved, unless they give, Not strong, but... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 էջ
...needs must die, And give the world the Ho. Say to the court, it glows And shiues like rotten \vood ; nt Tell potentates, they live Acting by others' action ; Not loved unless they give, Not strong, but by... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1882 - 632 էջ
...bodies guest, Goe, tell the court it glowes And shines like rotten wood; Goe tell the church it showes What's good, and doth no good; If church and court reply, Then give them both the lye. Another short poem, very similar in character, written as early as 1588 by one William Byrd, chaplain... | |
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Fear not to touch the best; The truth shall be thy warrant: Go, since I needs must die, And give the 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... 
