 | 1783 - 360 pages
...honour, how it alters; Tell Beauty, how me blafteth ; Tell favour, how it faulters : And, as they fhall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell wit, how much it wrangles In tickle points of nicenefs ; Tell Wifdom, fhe entangles Herfelf in over-wifenefs : And, when they do reply, Straight... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...Tell beauty how fhe blafteth, Tell favour how me falters. And as they fhall reply Give each of them the lie. Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle points of nicenefs; Tell wifdom fhe entangles Herfelf in over wifenefs. And if they do reply, Straight give them... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...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 must give the lie....alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall reply Give every one the lie, Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pages
...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 must give the lie....alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall reply Give every one the lie, Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 496 pages
...lacks devotion, Tell love it is but lust ; Tell ti.me it is .but motion, Tell flesh it is but dust : And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie....wasteth, Tell honour how it alters ; Tell beauty how it blasteth, Tell favour how she falters : And as they shall reply, Give each of them the lie. Tell... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...but lust, Tell time it is but motion, Tell flesh it is but dost. And wish them not reply* For than must give the lie. Tell age it daily wasteth, Tell...alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall reply Give each of them the lie. Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 482 pages
...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 must give the lie....wasteth, Tell honour how it alters, Tell beauty how she blasieth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell wit how... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 472 pages
...age it daily wasteth, Tell honour how it alters, Tell beauty how she blasteth, Tell favour how she falters. And as they shall reply, Give every one the lie. Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over-wiseness. And when they do reply, Straight give them both the... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 464 pages
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 | 1819 - 394 pages
...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 must give the lie....age, it daily wasteth ; Tell honour, how it alters j Tell beauty, how she blasteth ; Tell favour, how it falters ; And, as they shall reply, Give every... | |
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Tell wit how much it wrangles In tickle points of niceness : Tell wisdom she entangles Herself in over-wiseness : And when they do reply, Straight give them both the lie. 
