He [God] doth not rain wealth, nor shine honor and virtues, upon
men equally.
Bacon.
2. To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in
hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on
them. [U. S.] Bartlett.
Shine, n. 1. The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster,
gloss; polish; sheen.
Now sits not girt with taper's holy shine.
Milton.
Fair opening to some court's propitious shine.
Pope.
The distant shine of the celestial city.
Hawthorne.