Tell zeal it wants devotion;
Tell love it is but lust;
Tell time it metes but motion;
Tell flesh it is but dust.


'The Lie' (1608)

Walter Raleigh Quotes

Tell zeal it wants devotion; Tell love it is but lust; Tell time it metes but motion; Tell flesh it is but dust.

Tell zeal it wants devotion; Tell love it is but lust; Tell time it metes but motion; Tell flesh it is but dust.

Tell zeal it wants devotion; Tell love it is but lust; Tell time it metes but motion; Tell flesh it is but dust.

Tell zeal it wants devotion; Tell love it is but lust; Tell time it metes but motion; Tell flesh it is but dust.