gloze

So we o’ershroud stars and roses,

Cherub and trophy and garland.

Nothings grow something which quietly closes

Heaven’s earnest eye,—not a glimpse of the far land

Gets through our comments and glozes.

[…] if Virtue aught may crave, or Heav’n,

Beware, alike, of factious leagues, impure,

And courtly glozes vile.

We have flattered thee, O Lord, with our tongues, and dissembled in our double hearts like the Israelites, whom thou hast fearfully punished in the sight of all the world, and saluted thee long with Judas kiss; to wit, with a vizard and show of religion, with the gloze of outward profession, drawing near thee with our lips, but our hearts far from thee […]

Now to plain-dealing; lay these glozes by:

Shall we resolve to woo these girls of France?