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gild the li·lyالتركية النطق
gîld dhi lîliالنطق
/ˈgəld ᴛʜē ˈləlē/ /ˈɡɪld ðiː ˈlɪliː/
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() A common misquotation of a line from William Shakespeare's 1595 play King John, iv 2:
: "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."