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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 plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr. of ... - Page 467
by William Shakespeare - 1765
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The Works of Mr. William Shakespear;: In Six Volumes. Adorn'd with ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 584 pages
...with double Pomp, To guard a Title that was rich before:, To gild rebmd Gold, to paint the Lilly, Tp throw a Perfume on the Violet, To fmooth the Ice, or add another Hew Unto the Rainbow, or with Taper-Light To feek the oeauttous Eye of Heav'n togarnifh, Is waft- t.ul...
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Historical plays: King Lear. King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, pt ...

William Shakespeare - 1745 - 574 pages
...with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lilly, To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rain-bow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye of heav'n to gamifh, Is wafteful and ridiculous...
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The works of Shakespear, with a glossary, pr. from the Oxford ed. in quarto ...

William Shakespeare - 1747 - 340 pages
...land With any long'd-for change, or better ftate. Sal. Therefore to be poflefs'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined...paint the lil;y, To throw a perfume on the violet, To (month the ice, or add another hue Unto the rain-bow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye...
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All's well, that ends well. Twelfth-night: or, what you will. The comedy of ...

William Shakespeare - 1747 - 482 pages
...double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before ; *« To gild refined gold, to paint the lilly, , *« To throw a perfume on the violet, *' To fmooth the ice, or add another hue " Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light " To feek the beauteous eye of heav'n to garnifh," Is wafteful and ridiculous...
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The beauties of Shakespear: regularly selected from each play ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1752 - 268 pages
...SCENE II. To add to PerfeOion, fuperjluwsr and fufpicious. To gild refined gold, to paint the lilly, To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper light To feek the beauteous eye of heav'n to garnifh, Is wafteful, and ridiculous...
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The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1767 - 472 pages
...double pomp, To guard a title tha.t was rich before ;. To gild refined gold, to paint the lilly, , To throw a perfume on the violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye of heav'n to garnifhj Is wafteful and ridiculous...
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The works of Shakespear [ed. by H. Blair], in which the beauties observed by ...

William Shakespeare - 1769 - 376 pages
...land With any long'd-for change, or better ftate. Sal. Therefore to be pofTefs'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before ; To gild refined...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the beauteous eye of heav'n to garnifh." Is wafteful and ridiculous...
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The Works: Of Shakespear. In which the Beauties Observed by Pope ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1771 - 380 pages
...land With any long'd-for change, or better ftate. Sal. Therefore to be polfeis'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before ; To gild refined...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rain-bow, or with taper-light To ieek the beauteous eye of heav'n to garnifh," Is wafteful and ridiculous...
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The works of Shakespear [ed. by H. Blair], in which the beauties observed by ...

William Shakespeare - 1771 - 424 pages
...juft applaufe is paid him, and when every tongue is big with his boundlefs fame. He himfelf tells asf To gild refined gold, to paint the lily. To throw...violet, To fmooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To feek the heauteous eye of fieav'n to garnijJ}, Is waftefui and ridiculous...
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The works of Shakespear [ed. by H. Blair], in which the beauties observed by ...

William Shakespeare - 1771 - 372 pages
...land With any long'd-for change, or better ftate. Hal. Therefore to be polTefs'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before ; ' To gild...the lily, ' To throw a perfume on the violet, ' To finooth the ice, or add another hue ' Unto the rain-bow, or with taper-light ' To feek the beauteous...
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