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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 dramatic works of William Shakspeare - Page 50
by William Shakespeare - 1813
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The Oriental Herald, Volume 2

Christianity - 1824 - 662 pages
...those over whom they ruled, such defences as they have both put forth would never have been needed. " 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." And...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, Part 1

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 370 pages
...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,...
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The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at ..., Volume 8

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1824 - 556 pages
...revolt; Fresh expectation troubled not the land \Viih any long'd-for change, or better state. &>/• Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp. To guard...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...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from Each Play : with a General Index ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...intent must needs seem horrible. Hub. None, but to lose your eyes. PERFECTION ADMITS OF NO ADDITION. To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice,...taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish*, Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. » * * * * In this, the antique and well-noted face Of plain old...
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Tremaine: Or, The Man of Refinement, Volume 1

Robert Plumer Ward - 1825 - 366 pages
...Evelyn, " not so rich or dazzling, but scarcely less pleasing, and certainly more philosophical : " ' To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of Heav'n to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.' " The subject here seemed to pause, and with...
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Tremaine: Or, The Man of Refinement, Volume 1

Robert Plumer Ward - 1825 - 370 pages
...Evelyn, " not to rich or dazzling, but scarcely less pleasing, and certainly more philosophical : " ' To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of Heav'n to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.' " The subject here seemed to pause, and with...
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The Works of Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Steevens, and Reed

William Shakespeare - Actors - 1825 - 1010 pages
...troubled not the land, With any long'd-for change, or better s'tate. Sal. Therefore, to bepoasess'd In*! to wive, With I,,'/, ho, the wind and the rain,...t-very day. But when I came unto my bedt With hey, ho hoe Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful,...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 514 pages
...any longed-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,...taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess. Pem. But that your royal pleasure must be done, This act is as...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, with notes ..., Part 19, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 460 pages
...faiths of men ne'er stained with revolt; Fresh expectation troubled not the land, With any long'd-for change, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd...refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on dle violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the...
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Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and ..., Volume 4

English drama - 1826 - 508 pages
...revolt j Fresh expectation troubled not the land With any long'd-for change, or better state. Sal. (R.) Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard...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...
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