 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.  Journal of the Franklin Institute - Page 1941841Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...found in the followin g pages, I shall not attempt to make any addition. He has justly observed, that " 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."... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...characters to pursue the path of integrity ; but in other respects such praises are superfluous. " To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...Unto the rainbow, or with taper light, To seek the beautious eye of heav'n to garnish, Is wasteful and ridiculous excess." THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.... | |
 | John Smith, George Canning, Robert Percy Smith, John Hookham Frere - 1809 - 176 pages
...testimony in proof of such excellence, borders on the charge of ridiculous anxiety, — it is " To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, " To throw a perfume on the violet." For one hint, as it is given by Johnson, I shall make no apology. " Addison is now despised by some,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 458 pages
...land, With anv long'd-for change, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to tie possess'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. Pemb.... | |
 | 1809 - 420 pages
...the two fat ones. We wish not to satiate the public with quadrupled reviews. READING AND SPEAKING. " To guard a title that -was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throTc a perfume an the violet, ' To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbo-ai ; or -arith... | |
 | 1810 - 590 pages
...positive sl But this is a topic on which we need not dwell. T1^*^ the praises of Newton is indeed \ ." To add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper light To seek the beauteous eye ot heav'n to The observations on the comet of 1 80", by given in the volume before us, extend from... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 544 pages
...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,...ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light •* Go closely in luith me.] ie secretly, privately. * To guard — ] ie to fringe, or... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 534 pages
...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 beanteous eye of heaven to garnish J, Js wasteful, and ridiculous excess. Pem.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1811 - 424 pages
...external testimony in proof of such excellence, borders on the charge of ridiculous anxiety; it is To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet. '* For one hint, as it is given by Johnson, I shall make no apology. ' Addison is now despised by some,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 454 pages
...any long'd-for change, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guards a 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, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess. Pemb.... | |
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