| Poetical rhapsody - 1816 - 148 pages
...thankless errand; 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... | |
| Sir Walter Raleigh - Great Britain - 1829 - 846 pages
...thankless errand; 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... | |
| Sir Walter Raleigh - Great Britain - 1829 - 806 pages
...thankless errand; 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... | |
| Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...thankless arrant; 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... | |
| sir Henry Wotton - English poetry - 1845 - 222 pages
...the best;— the truth shall be thy warrant: Goe, since I needs must dye, and giue the world the lye. Say to the Court, it glowes, and shines like rotten wood; Say to the Church, it shewes whats good, and doth no good: If Church and Court reply, then giue them both the lye. Tell Potentates,... | |
| Sir Henry Wotton - 1845 - 236 pages
...the best;— the truth shall be thy warrant: Goe, since I needs must dye, and giue the world the lye. Say to the Court, it glowes, and shines like rotten wood; Say to the Church, it shewes whats good, and doth no good: If Church and Court reply, then giue them both the lye. Tell Potentates,... | |
| Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 pages
...thankless arrant; Fear not to touch the best;—the truth shall be thy wnrrani , Go, since thou 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... | |
| Half hours - 1863 - 408 pages
...thankless arrant; 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... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott - English poetry - 1863 - 420 pages
...thankless arrant; Fear not to touch the best;—the truth shall be thy warrant; Go, since thou 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... | |
| Frederick Saunders - American poetry - 1866 - 412 pages
...bodies guest, upon a thanklesse arrant ; Feare not to touch the best ;—the truth shall be thv warrant 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... | |
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