 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 - الصفحة 218المحررون: - 1819عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 392
...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 ; If 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... | |
 | Elizabethan age - 1862 - عدد الصفحات: 83
...world the he. 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 poets - 1862 - عدد الصفحات: 626
...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...the 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... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - عدد الصفحات: 418
...world the lie. Bay 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... | |
 | Half hours - 1863 - عدد الصفحات: 408
...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...Potentates they live, Acting by others' actions ; Not loved, unless they give, Not strong but by their factions : If Potentates reply, Give Potentates the... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1863 - عدد الصفحات: 420
...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... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - عدد الصفحات: 364
...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... | |
 | 1863 - عدد الصفحات: 362
...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... | |
 | 1863 - عدد الصفحات: 478
...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - عدد الصفحات: 788
...does no good. If Court and Church reply, Give Court and Church the lie. Tell Potentates, they live Nor strong, but by their factions. If Potentates reply, Give Potentates the lie. Acting, but oh! their actions Not loved, unless they give; 1 "A higher strain of compliment cannot... | |
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