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" 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 Plays of William Shakespeare in Eight Volumes: With the Corrections and ... - Page 469
by William Shakespeare - 1765
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Shakspeare's Dramatic Works: With Explanatory Notes, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 598 pages
...land With any long'd-for change, or better (late. Sa/. Therefore, to be polfefs'd with double pomp, 30 To guard « a title that was rich before, To gild...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light 35 To feck the beauteous eye of heaven to garnilh, Is wafteful, and ridiculous...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare: In Six Volumes, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1789 - 718 pages
...land, With any 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...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light \« To feek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnilh, Is wafteful, and ridiculous...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...found in the following 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...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light " To feek the beauteous eye of heiven to garnifh, " Is wafteful and ridiculous...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

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...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnifh, Is wafteful, and ridiculous...
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King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1

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...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnifh, Is wafteful, and ridiculous...
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Works, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1795 - 372 pages
...for change, or better it ate. Sal. Therefore to be poflefs'd with double pomp, To guard a title thnt was rich before; " To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, " To throw a perfume on the violet, " To finooth the ice, or add another hue " Unto the iainbow, or with taper-light " To feek the beauteous...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pages
...ujd lo Perfeflion, fuferfiuaia, aiidfujj>icioK5, To gii'd renned gold, to paint the lily, To thro«1 a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper light To feck the beauteous eye of heaven to garniih, Is waftcful and ridiculous...
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Works, Containing His Plays and Poems: To which is Added a Glossary, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1797 - 592 pages
...land, With any 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...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnifh, Is wafteful, and ridiculous...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr ...

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...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnifb, Is wafteful, and ridiculous...
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The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare: With Introductory ..., Volume 2

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...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye of heaven to garmfh, Is wafteful, and ridiculous...
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