 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.  Works - Page 330by William Shakespeare - 1795Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1116 pages
...lonj'd-for change, or better ftate. Sai Therefore, tobe poflef&'d withdouble pomp, To guard ' a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To I'mooth the ice, or adj another hue tinto the rainbow, or with taper-light Tc feek the beauteous eye... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1789 - 712 pages
...change, or better ftate. Sal. Therefore, to be poflefs'd with double pomp, * To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 pages
...like an angel fings, Still quiring to the young-ey'd cherubkns. Merchant of Venice, &.. 5, S. ir To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye... | |
 | Gregory Griffin - 1787 - 480 pages
...teftimony in proof of fuch * 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 mail ' make no apology. "ADDISON is now) defpifed I) "... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 480 pages
...change, or better state. Sal. 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 on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 598 pages
...change, or better (late. Sa/. Therefore, to be polfefs'd with double pomp, 30 To guard « a title that He had no leys, that praflis'd not his gait : And fpeaking thick, which nature made his blemi fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light 35 To feck the beauteous eye... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1789 - 718 pages
...change, or better ftate. Sal, Therefore, to be poflefs'd with double pomp, " To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light \« To feek the beauteous... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...pages, I fhall not attempt to make any addition. He has juftly obferved, that To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily. To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light " To feek the beauteous eye... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 618 pages
...More guarded than his fellows." STEEVENI. See Mfo/urefor Meafare, Vol. IV. p9 282-3, n. 2. MALONE. To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 700 pages
...guarded than his fellows." STEEVENS. See Meafurefor Mea/ure, Vol. IV. p. 282-3, "• 2< MAIONE. To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye... | |
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