 To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.  The Works of Shakespeare ... - Page 95by William Shakespeare - 1907Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Hosmer Shepherd - Architecture - 1827 - 696 pages
...added to what was before known and used by the ancients. To improve the orders, is like the attempt "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful and... | |
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...state. Sal. 1 herefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful,... | |
 | L. T.. Ventouillac - Best books - 1829 - 598 pages
...to add praise where it has already been so frequently and so justly bestowed, were indeed — " To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish." In support of... | |
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...ADDI'TIONAL, n. oia. ADDITIONALLY, ADDI'TIONARY, AD'DITORY. SAL. To guard a title' that was rich before ; To gild refined gold ; to paint the lily ; To throw a...the violet ; To smooth the ice, or add another hue, Unto the rainbow ; or with taper light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to gsmish, It wasteful and... | |
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...is unnecessary, and would be in vain for me to attempt any new encomium ; for he himself says, " To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, to add another hue Unto the rainbow ; or with taper light To seek the beauteous eye of Heaven lo garnish,... | |
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 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...name a mere Ajax, a man-killing idiot!—Drydex. MLXXXVIL To gild refined gold, to paint the lill - , To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light Is wasteful,... | |
 | L. T. Ventouillac - Best books - 1829 - 630 pages
...so frequently and so justly bestowed, were indeed — f " To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, I To throw a perfume on the violet, ' To smooth the ice, or add another hue | Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light -To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish." In support... | |
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