 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
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 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... | |
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - American literature - 1846 - 432 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 preferreth ; 23 And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...stand too much on seeming. If arts and .schools reply, GÎT* arte and schools the lie. Tell faith it's he first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so...mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wron So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing : Although to give the lie Deserves no less than... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...stand too much on seeming. If arts and schools reply, Give arts and schools the lie. Tell faith it'n in upon us, there be who envy and oppose, if it come not first in at their casements. W leant preferreth. And if they do reply, Spare not to give the He. So when thou hast, as I Commanded... | |
 | English poetry - 1847 - 178 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 ; And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So, when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...too much on seeming. If arts and schools reply, Give arts and schools the lie. Tell faith it's iled alm estate. Disdain Return" feelingly than Nash,...acquaintances, ' that ipend their wit in making plays.' Marlow So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing : Although to give the lie Deserves no less than... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - English poetry - 1850 - 596 pages
...fled the City ; Tell— how the Conntry erreth ; Tell — Manhood shakes off pity ; Tell — Virtne least preferreth. And if they do reply, Spare not to give the lie. So when thon hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing, Althongh to give the lie Deserves no less than... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...And if they dare reply, Then give them all the lie. Tell arjs they have no soundness, 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 Deserve no less than... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...stand too mnch 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 then thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done babbling: Although to give the lie Deserves no less than... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 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 then thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done babbling : Although to give the lie Deserves no less than... | |
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