Hidden fields
Books Books
" 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 Complete Works of Richard Sibbes, D.D. - Page 129
by Richard Sibbes - 1862
Full view - About this book

The Dramatic Works and Poems of William Shakespeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 570 pages
...perfume on the violet, To smooth trie ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light - F Pern. But that your royal pleasure roust be done, This act is as an ancient talc new told j1 And, in...
Full view - About this book

Winter's tale. Comedy of errors. Macbeth. King John. Richard II. Henry IV, pt. 1

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 570 pages
...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. Pern. But that your royal pleasure must be done, This act is as an ancient tale new told ; And, in...
Full view - About this book

Select plays from Shakspeare; adapted for the use of schools and young ...

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 624 pages
...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. Pem. But that your royal pleasure must be done, This act is as an ancient tale new told ; And, in the...
Full view - About this book

An Essay on the Nature, the End, and the Means of Imitation in the Fine Arts

Quatremère de Quincy (M., Antoine-Chrysostome) - 1837 - 466 pages
...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." But it will be said that we take pleasure in scenes and performances, where some sing, while others...
Full view - About this book

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1837 - 516 pages
...perfume on the violet, To smooth tlie ice, or odd another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish,* Is wasteful, and ridiculous exec«*. ¡'em. But that your royal pleasure must be done, This act is as an ancient tale new told...
Full view - About this book

Complete Works: With Dr. Johnson's Preface, a Glossary, and an Account of ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light ell, sweet masters, both ; I must be gone. [Exeunt BIASCA and Servant. Luc. 'Faith, Pern. But that your royal pleasure must be done, This act is as an ancient tale new told ; And, in...
Full view - About this book

The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...therefore regarding them with neglect and coldness. • Lace. Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess. 16— iv. 2. 166 » Kings, but men. The king is but a man, as I am : the violet smells •to him, as...
Full view - About this book

The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Winter's tale. Comedy of errors ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 572 pages
...gold, to paint the lily, 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. Pem. But that jour royal pleasure must be done, This act is as an ancient tale new told ^ And, in the...
Full view - About this book

The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 480 pages
...and therefore regarding them with negleet and coldnesi. f Lace. Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess. 16 — iv. 2. 166 Kings, but men. The king ia but a man, as I am : the violet smells to him, as it...
Full view - About this book

The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Winter's tale. Comedy of errors ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 568 pages
...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 /«scess. Pern. But that your royal pleasure must be done, This act is as an ancient tale new told...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF