 | Emily Taylor - 1864 - 210 pagini
...|O, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand ; Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy warrant — Go, since I needs must die, And give...no good : If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates they live, Acting. by others' actions, Not loved unless they give —... | |
 | W. K. - 1865 - 260 pagini
...Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand ! Fear not to touch the best ; The truth shall be thy warrant. Go, since I needs must die, And give...no good. If Church and Court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell Potentates — they live, Acting by others actions, Not loved unless they give,... | |
 | W. K. - 1865 - 238 pagini
...Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a 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. 1: Go, tell the Court — it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the Church — it shows What's... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 pagini
...Go, Soul, the body's guest, Upon a 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. The Soul's Errand.* RICHARD BARNITELD. (Born circa 1570.) As it fell upon a day, In the merry month... | |
 | James Fleming - 1866 - 382 pagini
...Go, Soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand, Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy warrant ; Go, since I needs must die, And give...; , If Church and court reply, Then — give them both the lie. Tell potentates they live, Acting by others' actions, Not lov'd, unless they give, Not... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 pagini
...world the lye. 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 Zeale it wants devotion ; tell Love it is but lust ; Tell Time it is but motion... | |
 | 1867 - 1052 pagini
...Goe tell the court, it glowes And shines like rotten wood ; Goe tell the church it showes \Vhat 's good, and doth no good : If church and court reply, Then give them both the lye. Tell potentates they live Acting by others actions : Not lov'd unlessc they give, Not... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pagini
...Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand ! Fear not to touch the best, And truth shall be thy warrant ; Go, since I needs must die, And give...shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the church it shows The Soul's Errand. 141 What's good and doth no good : If church and court reply, Then give them both... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pagini
...O, Soul, the body's guest, Upon a 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. The Sours E * Sylvester is now generally regarded as the author of ' The Soul's Errand,' long attributed... | |
 | English poems - 1870 - 722 pagini
..., soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand ! Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy warrant : Go, since I needs must die, And give...no good : If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates, they live Acting by others' action, Not loved unless they give, Not... | |
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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 and court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates they live Acting by others' action; Not loved unless they give,... 
