“But Shakespeare also says, ’tis very silly / `To gild refinèd gold, or paint the lily’.” – Lord Byron
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"But Shakespeare also says, ’tis very silly / `To gild refinèd gold, or paint the lily’." – Lord Byron
"But Shakespeare also says, ’tis very silly / `To gild refinèd gold, or paint the lily’." – Lord Byron
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