"Gild" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Russell what a pity it was that the sun of Italy did not shine more brightly to gild the historical solemnity. "As for that," said he, "England shows her sympathy by sending you her ...
— Lady John Russell • Desmond MacCarthy and Agatha Russell
... Grace must have already heard of events in this kingdom of Camboja, from my arrival until the captain withdrew the fleet. These accounts will undoubtedly vary according to what each man thought fit to say in order to gild his own affairs: some according to their bent and opinion, and others according to their passion. Although the matter has been witnessed and thoroughly known by many persons, I am about to relate it as well as possible to your Grace, ...
— History of the Philippine Islands Vols 1 and 2 • Antonio de Morga
... to dispute your assertion,' said Colonel Talbot; 'otherwise it were no difficult matter to show, that neither courage nor pride of lineage can gild a bad cause. But, with Mr. Waverley's permission, and yours, sir, if yours also must be asked, I would willingly speak a few words with him on affairs connected with his ...
— Waverley • Sir Walter Scott
... dexterous, more cowardly, and more cruel. More cruel, I say, because the fierce baron and the redoubted highwayman are reported to have robbed, at least by preference, only the rich; we steal habitually from the poor. We buy our liveries, and gild our prayer-books, with pilfered pence out of children's and sick men's wages, and thus ingeniously dispose a given quantity of Theft, so that it may produce the largest possible measure ...
— The Two Paths • John Ruskin
... charms divinely bright appear, And add new splendour to the year; Improve the day with fresh delight, And gild with joy ...
— The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I • Tobias Smollett
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