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Definition of Glisters
1. glister [v] - See also: glister
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glisters
Literary usage of Glisters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age by Arthur Henry Bullen (1891)
"Ding, dong, bell. THE CASKETS. Gold. ALL that glisters is not gold, Often have
you heard that told ; Many a man his life hath sold But ..."
2. Select Speeches of the Right Honourable George Canning: With a Preliminary by George Canning (1850)
"All that glisters, All that glisters, All that glisters is not gold.f * Ere human
statute purged the general weal. ..."
3. The New Tory Guide by Paul Methuen (1819)
"Splendid talents are deceiving, Tend to councils much too bold; Moderate men we
prize, believing All that glisters is not gold ..."
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