 Tell zeal it wants 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. Tell age it daily wasteth ; Tell honour how it alters ; Tell beauty how she blasteth ;...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Seite 1911834Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1783 - 360 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...lie. Tell 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...of niceness : Tell wisdom she entangles Herself in over wiseness. And when they do reply, Straight give them both the lie. Tell physic of her boldness,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 Seiten
...lie. Tell 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... | |
 | 1808 - 496 Seiten
...Tell beauty how it 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...of niceness ; Tell wisdom she entangles Herself in over wiseness : And if they do reply, Straight give them both the lie. Tell physic of her boldness,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 Seiten
...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 points...of niceness ; Tell wisdom she entangles Herself in over wiseness. And if they do reply. Straight give them both the lie. Tell physic of her boldness,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 472 Seiten
...lie. Tell 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... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 Seiten
...Honour, how it alters ; Tell Beauty, that it blasteth ; Tell Favour, that she falters : And, as they do reply, Give every one the lie. Tell Wit, how much it wrangles In fickle points of niceness ; Tell Wisdom, she entangles Herself in over-wiseness : And if they do reply,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 Seiten
...Honour, how it alters ; Tell Beauty, that it blasteth ; Tell Favour, that she falters : And, as they do reply, Give every one the lie. Tell Wit, how much it wrangles In fickle points of niceness ; Tell Wisdom, she entangles Herself in over-wiseness : And if they do reply,... | |
 | 1838 - 884 Seiten
...Tell time, it is but motion, Tell flesh, it is but dust, And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie. • • * " Tell wit, how much it wrangles...wisdom, she entangles Herself, in overwiseness. And if they do reply, Straight give them both the lie. " Tell fortune of her blindness, Tell nature of... | |
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