| Chandos Leigh - 1839 - 430 Seiten
...can convey to the reader what the writer himself must feel. To attempt such a description is *' To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet." Oh Shakspeare ! Compose a mind like thine !—though all in one Condensed thelr scattered rays, they... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1842 - 396 Seiten
...state. Sal. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard 1 a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smoothe the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 1008 Seiten
...state. S'il. Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, Tu guard * a title that was rich before, To xion, sho imooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1844 - 780 Seiten
...perfume to the violet.' " This version by no means improves the orijiMl which is as follow! : — " ' To gild refined gold, to paint the lily. To throw a perfume on the violet,' Ac. " A great poet quoting another should be comet : Uniiilil also be accurate when he accuses a ParnMta... | |
| 1832 - 712 Seiten
...beautiful designs, and rendered doubly valuable in being presented by bridal hands fair enough "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet." Let those who exclaim "Oh that I could have foreseen it," look at the list of stakes still open for... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1844 - 786 Seiten
...to the violet.' " Thli version by no means Improves the original, which is as follows : — " ' To gild refined gold, to paint the lily. To throw a perfume on the violet,' *c. " A great poet quoting another ihonld be correct : he ihould also be accurate when be accuies a... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 512 Seiten
...one country. " Therefore to be possessed with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hoe Unto the rainbow, or with taper light To seek the beauteous eye of heav'n to garnish, Is wasteful... | |
| William Shakespeare, Charles John Kean - 1846 - 76 Seiten
...state. Sal. Therefore, to be possessed with double pomp, To guard a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to 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 possessed... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1847 - 578 Seiten
...better state. Sal. Therefore, tobe possessM with double pomp, To guard2 a title that was rich before, To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume...the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unlo the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful,... | |
| 1847 - 796 Seiten
...education, just the one to bring out and fix the original bias of the class.'* What is this but ' To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet ?' But the students of a lower grade, small tradesmen's or farmers' sons, would seem to be the very... | |
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