 And if they will reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell arts they have no soundness, But vary by esteeming ; Tell schools they want profoundness, And stand too much on seeming : If arts and schools reply, Give arts and schools the lie. Tell faith it's...  Chaucer, 1400, to Beaumont, 1628 - Page 220edited by - 1819Full view - About this book
 | England - 1838 - 884 pages
...schools the lie. " Tell faith it's fled the city ; Tell how the country erreth ; Tell manhood shakes oft* pity ; Tell virtue least preferreth ; And if they do reply, Spare not to give the He." It seems to need no ghost, nor any man about to become one, to tell ug most of these things ;... | |
 | Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...the city, Tell how the country crrcth, Tell Manhood shakes off pity, Tell Virtue least preferred ; And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. And...Although to give the lie Deserves no less than stabbing ; Vet stab at thee who will, No stab the Soul can kill. ROMAN GLADIATORS. From " Valerius." — AT... | |
 | Minstrel - 1824 - 246 pages
...stand too much on seeming. If arts and schools reply. Give arts and schools the lie. Tell faith it's fled the city, Tell how the country erreth. Tell,...preferreth. And if they do reply. Spare not to give the lie. So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabhing : Although to give the lie Deserves no less than... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1824 - 522 pages
...stand too much on seeming: If Arts and Schools reply, Give Arts and Schools the lie. " Tell Faith it's fled the city; Tell how the Country erreth ; Tell Manhood, shakes off pity; Tell Virtue, least preferretli: And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. " So, when thou hast, as I Commanded... | |
 | Poetical rhapsody - 1826 - 294 pages
...schools the lie. Tell faith 'tis fled the city; Tell how the country erreth ; Tell, manhood shakes of pity; Tell, virtue least preferreth : And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing; Because to give the lie, Deserves no less than... | |
 | Francis Davison - English poetry - 1826 - 318 pages
...Schools the lie. Tell faith it's fled the City; Tell how the country erreth ; Tell manhood shakes of pity ; Tell virtue least preferreth: And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing; Because to give the lie, Deserves no less than... | |
 | Francis Davison - English poetry - 1826 - 286 pages
...lie. Tell faith 'tis fled the city; Tell how the country erreth ; Tell, manhood shakes of pity; Teh1, virtue least preferreth : And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing; Because to give the lie, Deserves no less than... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 pages
...stand too much on seeming ; If Arts and Schools reply, Give Arts and Schools the lie. Tell Faith 'tis fled the city, Tell how the country erreth, Tell,...; And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So, when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing ; Although to give the lie Deserves no less... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...stand too much on seeming; If arts and schools reply, Give arts and schools the lie. Tell Faith tfs fled the city, Tell how the country erreth, Tell Manhood...preferreth; And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. When thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing, Although to give the lie Deserves no less than... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - Great Britain - 1829 - 810 pages
...stand too much on seeming. If arts and schools reply, Give arts and schools the lie. Tell faith it's fled the city ; Tell how the country erreth ; Tell...preferreth. And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So, when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing ; Although to give the lie Deserves no less... | |
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