 | Henry David Thoreau - 1996 - 220 стор.
...world the lie. Go, tell the court it glows And shines like rotten wood; Go, tell 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' actions; Not loved unless they give, Not strong but... | |
 | Rodney Stenning Edgecombe - 1996 - 304 стор.
...poem in which it occurs, and given it a thematic purpose, as witness Ralegh's bitter envoi, "The Lie": What's good, and doth no good. If church and court reply, Then give them both the lie. 89 Such sober iterativeness seems in turn to have influenced Herbert's "Quip," as in the following... | |
 | Marc Aronson - 2000 - 248 стор.
...its true colors: 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. . . . When the truth-telling spirit reaches the highest rulers, it reveals that they are loved... | |
 | John Carrington - 2003 - 344 стор.
...from '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 and court reply, Then give them both the lie. Tell potentates, they live Acting by others' action, Not loved unless they give, Not strong but... | |
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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,... 
