 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.  Shakspere Weighed in an Even Balance - Seite 85von Alfred Pownall - 1864 - 86 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Moore - 1800 - 478 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 - 632 Seiten
...land, With any 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...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 - 1803 - 412 Seiten
...land, With any 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...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, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 Seiten
...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...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 Seiten
...any 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,...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light 4 Go closely in with me.] ie secretly, privately. To seek the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 488 Seiten
...any 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,...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light 4 Go closely in with me.] ie secretly, privately. * To guard... | |
 | 1805 - 456 Seiten
...that to attempt to add to it would perhaps he attended with no better effect than the endeavour " To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, " To throw a perfume on the violet" Adorned, however, and illumined as this work is, by Mr. Tooke's profound investigations, it is no less... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 376 Seiten
...land, With any long'il-for change, or better state. Hal. Therefore , to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined...throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, Of add another due Unto the rainbow, or with taper -light To seek the beauteons eye of heaven to garnish,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 432 Seiten
...view of confirming his title to the throne, his competitor no longer standing in his way. Malone. To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainhow, or with taper-light To seek the heauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful,... | |
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