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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 Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes - Page 51
by William Shakespeare - 1810
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Select plays from Shakspeare; adapted for the use of schools and young ...

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 624 pages
...any long'd-for change, or better state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard3 a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold,...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...
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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
...more feeble verse, and the greater its own riches, the less does it need those of poetry. " To guard 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." But...
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Complete Works: With Dr. Johnson's Preface, a Glossary, and an Account of ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...any long'd-for change, or better state. Sat. Therefore, to be possess'il with double pomp, To guard invention!;. Enter a Servant Sara. Mistress, your...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...
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The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...as frenzy thoughts. 26— v. 11. 165 Superfluous excess. To be possess'd with double pomp, To guard" a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold,...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue r The style of gods, means, an exalted language ; such as we may suppose would be written by beings...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Winter's tale. Comedy of errors ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 568 pages
...than enough. It should ,be remembered that king John was now crowned for the fourth time. To guard1 a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold,...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...
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...as frenzy thoughts. 26— v. 1 165 Superfluous excess. To be possess'd with double pomp, To guardf a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold,...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue * The style of gods, meant, an exalted language ; such as v., tn suppose would be written by beings...
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Journal of the Franklin Institute

1841 - 912 pages
...orders, or to add to their number, would be nothing short of an attempt to improve perfection. "To guard 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." These...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 594 pages
...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 gold,...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 the...
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The works of William Shakespeare, the text formed from an entirely ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1842 - 594 pages
...state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before 8, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...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...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 594 pages
...state. Sal. Therefore, to be poasess'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before 8, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...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 the...
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