 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 ... - Σελίδα 95των William Shakespeare - 1907Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 534 σελίδες
...state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp To guard ta 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 beanteous eye of heaven to garnish J, Js wasteful,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1811 - 424 σελίδες
...external testimony in proof of such excellence, borders on the charge of ridiculous anxiety; it is To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet. '* For one hint, as it is given by Johnson, I shall make no apology. ' Addison is now despised by some,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 454 σελίδες
...state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guards 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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 σελίδες
...his master that doth tar him on ||. 323. SUPEREROGATION. To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, * Waller, in his Speech before the Parliament, admirably applied thus the Scriptural Aphorism, " Thou... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 476 σελίδες
...state. Sal. Therefore, 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, It wasteful,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 364 σελίδες
...state. Sal. Therefore, 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,... | |
 | 1814 - 752 σελίδες
...For ye shall find he will outstrip all praise, And maku it halt behind him : — 'twere as well 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 face of Heav'n to garnish. Oh I he 's above... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 σελίδες
...needs seem horrible. To add to Perfection, superfluous and anpicioui. To gild refined gold, to pint 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 togarniib, Is wasteful and... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 772 σελίδες
...fome gilt or folemn temple were ; Many great golden pilUrs did uptvar The mafly roof, Sptnfet^. To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, ' To throw a perfume on the violet. Sbak. K. John. And the gilded car of day •'•••' L" * • His glowing axle doth alhif In the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 372 σελίδες
...state. " Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard 9 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,... | |
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