 Go, Soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless arrant: Fear not to touch the best; The truth shall be thy warrant: Go, since I needs must die, And give the world the lie. Say to the court, it glows And shines like rotten wood; Say to the church it shows...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 1911834Full view - About this book
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...date— nor age no need, Then these delights my mind might move To live with thee and be thy love. THE SOUL's ERRAND. GO, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand, Tear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy warrant ; Go, since* I needs must die, And give... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pages
...DAVISON.f Go soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errant ; — * In the comedy of ' As You like It.' Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy...since I needs must die, And give the world the lie. Say to the court, it glows, And shines like rotten-wood ; Say to the church, it shows What's good,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pages
...Homer's sprite did tremble all for grief, And cursed th' access of that celestial thief. THE lAREWELL.f Go Soul, the Body's guest, Upon a thankless errand...to touch the best ; The truth shall be thy warrant. * The letter, by way of argument to explain Spenser's Poem, is addressed 'To the Right Noble and Valorous... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pages
...Homer's sprite did tremble all for grief, And cursed th' access of that celestial thief. THE *AREWELL.f Go Soul, the Body's guest, Upon a thankless errand...to touch the best ; The truth shall be thy warrant. * The letter, by way of argument to explain Spenser's Poem, is addressed «To the Right Noble and Valorous'... | |
 | Philomathic institution - 1824 - 522 pages
...regions of romance into the sober walk of history. THE FAREWELL. "Go,Soul, the Body's guest, Upon ;i thankless errand ; Fear not to .touch the best; The...thy warrant. Go, since I needs must die, And give .them all the lie. " Go, tell the Court it glows, And shines like painted wood; Go, tell the Church... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...him. And the young believed it, whatever the old might. THE SOUL'S ERRAND. Ascribed to Sir W. Raleigh. GO, Soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand...to touch the best, The truth shall be thy warrant ; l Jo, since I needs must die, And give the world the lie. Go, tell the Court it glows, And shines... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...action. '' Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless arrant; Fear not to touch the best, The (ruth shall be thy warrant: Go, since I needs must die, And give the world the lie." His " Farewell" is at once original and tender. The " Pilgrimage" may be estimated from the following... | |
 | Francis Davison - 1826 - 318 pages
...wife nor widow be. SIR JOHN DAVIS. THE LIE. Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless arrant ; e Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy...since I needs must die, And give the world the lie. • The orthography of this word is retained on account of the rhyme; but in Ellis's Specimens of the... | |
 | Francis Davison - 1826 - 608 pages
...LIE. (From //..•.-/. At. SS. 6910, £ 141.) Go, soul, thy body's guest, Upon a thankless errant ; Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy warrant : Go, since I needs must die, And give them all the lie. Say to the court, it glows, And shines like rotten wood ; Say to the church, it shows... | |
 | Francis Davison - 1826 - 290 pages
...soul can kill ! (From Harl. MSS. 2296, f. 135.) Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errant; Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy warrant : Go, since I needs must die, And tell them all they lie. Say to the Court, it glows, And shines like rotten wood ; Say to the Church,... | |
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