 | 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
...troubled not the 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...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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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,...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 •* Go closely in luith me.]... | |
 | 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,...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 beanteous eye... | |
 | 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, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...A Dog that is compelled to fight Snaps at his master that doth tar him on ||. 323. SUPEREROGATION. To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined...paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, * Waller, in his Speech before the Parliament, admirably applied thus the Scriptural Aphorism, " Thou... | |
 | 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,...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 364 pages
...troubled not the 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,...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 476 pages
...troubled not the land, With any iJng'd-for change, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before,...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... | |
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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. 
