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    Still to be neat, still to be drest,
    As you were going to a feast,
    Still to be powder'd, all perfum'd.
    Lady, it is to be presumed,
    Though art's hid causes are not found,
    All is not sweet, all is not sound.

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To a woman, the consciousness of being will dressed gives a sense
of tranquility which religion fails to bestow.

To a woman, the consciousness of being will dressed gives a sense
of tranquility which religion fails to bestow.

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Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

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To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his
snuff-box, is like giving a pair read more

To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his
snuff-box, is like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that
has never a shirt on his back.

by Tom Brown Found in: Apparel Quotes, Luxury Quotes,
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Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.

Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.

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Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow,
Emblem right meet of decency does yield.

Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow,
Emblem right meet of decency does yield.

by William Shenstone Found in: Apparel Quotes,
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Not caring, so that sumpter-horse, the back
Be hung with gaudy trappings, in what course
Yea, rags read more

Not caring, so that sumpter-horse, the back
Be hung with gaudy trappings, in what course
Yea, rags most beggarly, they clothe the soul.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Apparel Quotes,
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My galligaskins, that have long withstood
The winter's fury, and encroaching frosts,
By time subdues (what will read more

My galligaskins, that have long withstood
The winter's fury, and encroaching frosts,
By time subdues (what will not time subdue!)
An horrid chasm disclosed.

by John Philips Found in: Apparel Quotes,
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They were attempting to put on
Raimant from naked bodies won.

They were attempting to put on
Raimant from naked bodies won.

by Matthew Green Found in: Apparel Quotes,
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The nakedness of the indigent world may be clothed from the
trimmings of the vain.

The nakedness of the indigent world may be clothed from the
trimmings of the vain.

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