Therefore, to be possess'd with double pomp, To guard a title that was…

William Shakespeare
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Therefore, to be possess'd 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 hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. ✨ 'King John' (1591-8) act 4, sc. 2, l. 9
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