 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
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...morowe, And also joie is next the fine of sorowe. Go, Soul, the Body's guest, Upon a thankless arrant; 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,... | |
 | 1838 - 938 pages
...curtailed shape in which a maturer judgment might perhaps have originally presented it to the public. " Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand...the best, The truth shall be thy warrant. Go, since 1 needs must die, And give the world the lie. " Go, tell the court, it glows And shines like rotten... | |
 | 1847 - 608 pages
...Raleigh, on the night previous to his execution, may be familiar to the reader : they commence — " Go, Soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand, Fear not to touch the beet, The truth shnll be thy warrant ; Go, since I needs must dio, And give the world the lie. " Go,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 pages
...proud, Too many times it drawn that Which makes them beetle-brow'd. Ohe jam satis I THE SOUL'S UUIt A M' Go, Soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand,...shall be thy warrant ; Go, since I needs must die, Aiid give the world the lie. Go, tell the Court it glows, And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the... | |
 | 1847 - 178 pages
...epitaph 1 crave. THE FAREWELL.(10.) BY SIR WALTER RALEIGH. Written the night before his Execution. Go, soul, the Body's guest, Upon a thankless errand...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 it... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...The SouTi Errand. Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand 1 Fear not to touch the bent, cuttcth griefs in halves ; tho lie. Oo, tell the court it glows, And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the church it shows What's... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...age no Deed, Then these delights my mind might move To lire with thee and be thy lore. Tlte Suul'ê - beat, The truth shall be thy warrant ; Go, since 1 needs must die, And gire the world the lie. Go,... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1852 - 458 pages
...the necessity of a brave testimony to truth, as the mission or " errand" of a good man's life. THE " Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand...since I needs must die, And give the world the lie. The Church. " Go, tell the court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the church it shows... | |
 | 1852 - 1170 pages
...execution. The first stanza is (memoriter) — " Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errant ! Fear not to touch the best, The truth shall be thy...since I needs must die, And give the world the lie." It will be satisfactory to hear at the same time in what work they are to be found. A nobleman of high... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...pieces, to which his name has been conjecturally affixed, among the anonymous poetry of that period. " Go, soul, the body's guest, Upon a thankless errand...since I needs must die, And give the world the lie. BEAUTIFUL POETBY. Go, tell the Court it glows And shines like rotten wood ; Go, tell the Church it... | |
| |
