 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 ... - Pagina 123geredigeerd door Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Pike Lathy - 1806 - 328 pagina’s
...have added another charm would have been superfluous ; as, in the words of our immortal poet— To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or, with taper lijht, To seek the beauteous eye of hcav'n to garnish, » Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. . i SHAKESPEIRI,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 432 pagina’s
...the land, With any long'd-for change, or better state. To guard a title that was rich before 40, 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, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess. Pemb.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 376 pagina’s
...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 - 428 pagina’s
...Malone. It should he rememhered, that King John was at present crowned for ihefaurth time. Steevens. To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...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, and ridiculous... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 434 pagina’s
...Johnson. It should he rememhered, that King John was at present crowned for ii:e fourth time. Steevem. To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...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, and ridiculous... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 432 pagina’s
...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...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, and ridiculous... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 346 pagina’s
...land, With any long'd-for chiinge, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to be 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. Pem.... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pagina’s
...long'd-for change, or belter state. Sal. Therefore, tobe possess'd with double pomp, To guard1 a tille that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint...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.... | |
 | Elizabeth Inchbald - 1808 - 418 pagina’s
...stained with revolt; Fresh expectation troubled not the land With any long'd-for change, or better state. 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... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 pagina’s
...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...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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