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 London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Pàgina 123editat per Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| 1834 - 442 pàgines
...— to dilute and versify one of the finest dramatic poems that any age has produced, is indeed, " to gild refined gold, to paint the lily, to throw a perfume on the violet ;" and we wish for his own sake, that an author who at times exhibits considerable powers, should not... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1824 - 518 pàgines
...land, With any loiig'd-for change, or belter state. .v. / Therefore, to be poraess'd with double pomp To guard* a title that was rich before, To gild refined...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. Pern.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1824 - 344 pàgines
...any long'd-for change, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard ta title that was rich before, To gild refined gold,...ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish J, » Secretly. f Lacn. » Decorate. Is... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1824 - 370 pàgines
...land, With any long'd-for change, or better slate. Sal. Therefore, to be posiess'd with double porno, To guard a title, that was rich before, To gild refined...perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hne Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye oi'heaven to garnish, Is wasteful,... | |
| British poets - 1824 - 676 pàgines
...could bear , That, when the sea was calm, all boats alike Show'd mastership in floating PERFECTION. To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, PHILOSOPHY. Hang up philosophy ! Unless... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1824 - 658 pàgines
...those over whom they ruled, such defences as they have both, put forth would never have bee» needed. " To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined...lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth llit ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 556 pàgines
...land \Viih any long'd-for change, or better state. &>/• Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp. To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined...paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. K. John. Some reasons of this double coronation I have possess'd... | |
| William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1824 - 428 pàgines
...applause is paid him, and when every tongue is big with his boundless fame. He himself tells us, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue To seek the beauteous eye of heav'n to garnish, Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light Is wasteful and... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1824 - 486 pàgines
...title that was rich before, [ punijt, To ftld refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume en the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eyeof heaven to garnishV, Is wasteful nnd tidicnlons excess. Pern.... | |
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