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" Who in their greatest cost, Seek nothing but commending. And if they make reply. Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal it lacks devotion, Tell love it is but lust, Tell time it, is but motion, Tell flesh it is but dust; And wish them not reply, For thou... "
New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent British poets and ... - Page 160
by New elegant extracts - 1827
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English sacred poetry, of the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and ...

Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 pages
...make reply, then give them all the lie. Toll Zeal it wants devotion ; tell Love it is but lust ; Toll Time it is but motion ; tell Flesh it is but dust...reply, for thou must give the lie. Tell Age it daily wostcth ; tell Honour how it alters ; Tell Beauty how she blasteth ; tell Favour how it falters ; And...
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Nugae Criticae: Occasional Papers Written at the Seaside

Sir John Skelton - Essays - 1862 - 512 pages
...ever done to any particular individual ? What benefit to society at large can be laid to its charge ? Tell zeal it lacks devotion, Tell love it is but lust,...it is but motion, Tell flesh it is but dust,— and when you have done so, what advantage have you gained or conferred ? The crab is the critic of the...
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The poets of the Elizabethan age, a selection of their most celebrated songs ...

Elizabethan age - 1862 - 150 pages
...Seek nothing but commending. And if they make reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal it wants devotion, Tell love it is but lust, Tell time it is but motion, Tell flesh it is but dust : 42 . . THE LIE. And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell...
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Early English Poems, Chaucer to Pope: Chiefly Unabridged; Illustrated with ...

English poetry - 1863 - 478 pages
...Seek nothing but commending. And if they make reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal it wants devotion, Tell love it is but lust, Tell time it is...alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how it falters: And as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle...
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English Sacred Poetry of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and ...

Robert Aris Willmott - English poetry - 1863 - 420 pages
...seek nothing but commending ; And if they make reply, then give them all the lie. Tell Zeal it wants devotion ; tell Love it is but lust ; Tell Time it...alters ; Tell Beauty how she blasteth ; tell Favour how it falters ; And as they shall reply, give every one the lie. Tell Wit how much it wrangles in tickle...
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Favourite English Poems: Chaucer to Pope, 1350-1700

English poetry - 1863 - 362 pages
...Seek nothing but commending. And if they make reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal it wants devotion, Tell love it is but lust, Tell time it is...alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how it falters : And as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle...
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Early English poems, Chaucer to Pope

English poems - 1863 - 364 pages
...Seek nothing but commending. And if they make reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell zeal it wants devotion, Tell love it is but lust, Tell time it is...alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how it falters : And as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...their greatest cost, Seek nothing but commending. And if they make reply, Spare not to give the lie. Tell Zeal it lacks devotion ; Tell Love it is but...must give the lie. Tell Age it daily wasteth ; Tell Honor how it alters; Tell Beauty that it blasteth ; Tell Favor that she falters : And as they do reply,...
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Half-hours with our sacred poets [an anthology] ed. by A.H. Grant

Half hours - 1863 - 408 pages
...Seek nothing but commending : And if they make reply, Give them likewise the lie. Tell zeal it hicks devotion ; Tell love it is but lust ; Tell time it...must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth ; Tell henour how it alters ; Tell Beauty how she blasteth ; : Tell favour how it falters ; And as they shall...
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An index to familiar quotations selected principally from British authors ...

John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...— We do that in our zeal, Our calmer moments are afraid to answer. SCOTT.— Woodstock, Chap. XVII. Tell zeal, it lacks devotion ; Tell love, it is but...! And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lye. SIR WALTER RALEIGH.— The Lye, 2 Percy Rel. Page 828. T1IE END. INDEX. Paire ALTER a decree 78...
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