 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 - 1797 - 592 pages
...long'd-for 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1797 - 694 pages
...Itate. Sal. Therefore, to be poflefs'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before,5 TogiJd 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 - 1798 - 448 pages
...ftate. Sal. Therefore, to be poffefs'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich befoie, 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 - 1800 - 322 pages
...long'd-for change, or better ftate. Sal. Therefore to he 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... | |
 | John Moore - 1800 - 478 pages
...when in them cohfifted all I knew of the lady. Befides you have yourfelf feen her, and * • » 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... | |
 | 1811 - 702 pages
...and preservation of the works of British painters. FOR THE PORT FOLIO. ABERCROMBIE'S JOHNSON. " To gild refined gold; to paint the lily; to throw a perfume on the violet," is an occupation alike impracticable and superfluous. I shall not, Mr. Editor, for this reason, attempt... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 412 pages
...long'd-for change, or better 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 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, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 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 1'mooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 480 pages
...long'd-for change, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard5 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 4 Go closely in with me.]... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 488 pages
...long'd-for change, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard5 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 4 Go closely in with me.]... | |
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