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Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.
Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.
Dress does not give knowledge.
[Sp., La ropa no da ciencia.]
Dress does not give knowledge.
[Sp., La ropa no da ciencia.]
Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new.
Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new.
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
A sweet disorder in the dresse
Kindles in cloathes a wantonnesse.
A sweet disorder in the dresse
Kindles in cloathes a wantonnesse.
O fair undress, best dress! it checks no vein,
But every flowing limb in pleasure drowns,
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O fair undress, best dress! it checks no vein,
But every flowing limb in pleasure drowns,
And heightens ease with grace.
Each Bond-street buck conceits, unhappy elf;
He shows his clothes! alas! he shows himself.
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Each Bond-street buck conceits, unhappy elf;
He shows his clothes! alas! he shows himself.
O that they knew, these overdrest self-lovers,
What hides the body oft the mind discovers.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.
When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.
