glister

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To quote William Shakespeare, “All that glisters is not gold.”

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2016

All that glisters is not glam, or even Glam!

From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2013

All that glisters THE gold medals that will be awarded in London this year will be the biggest and heaviest handed out at any summer Olympics.

From Economist • Apr. 4, 2012

Anything that glisters and glimmers in the way of lamé, Lurex, and panne velvet has come to the fore this season in Milan.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2011

From hence, ye beauties! undeceived,      Know one false step is ne'er retrieved,        And be with caution bold:      Not all that tempts your wandering eyes,      And heedless hearts, is lawful prize,        Nor all that glisters gold.

From Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by Gilfillan, George