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All his reverend wit
Lies in his wardrobe.

All his reverend wit
Lies in his wardrobe.

by John Webster Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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As if thou e'er wert angry
But with thy tailor! and yet that poor shred
Can bring read more

As if thou e'er wert angry
But with thy tailor! and yet that poor shred
Can bring more to the making up of a man,
Than can be hoped from thee; thou art his creature;
And did he not, each morning, new create thee,
Thou'dst stink and be forgotten.

by Philip Massinger Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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A tailor, though a man of upright dealing,--
True but for lying,--honest but for stealing,--
Did fall read more

A tailor, though a man of upright dealing,--
True but for lying,--honest but for stealing,--
Did fall one day extremely sick by chance
And on the sudden was in wondrous trance.

by Sir John Harrington Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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'Twas when young Eustace wore his heart in's breeches.

'Twas when young Eustace wore his heart in's breeches.

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Yes, if they would thank their maker,
And seek no further, but they have new creators,
God read more

Yes, if they would thank their maker,
And seek no further, but they have new creators,
God tailor and god mercer.

by Philip Massinger Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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One commending a Tayler for his dexteritie in his profession,
another standing by ratified his opinion, saying tailors had read more

One commending a Tayler for his dexteritie in his profession,
another standing by ratified his opinion, saying tailors had
their business at their fingers' ends.
- William Hazlitt,

by William Hazlitt Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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Get me some French tailor
To new-create you.

Get me some French tailor
To new-create you.

by Philip Massinger Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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May Moorland weavers boast Pindaric skill,
And tailors' lays be longer than their bill!
While punctual beaux read more

May Moorland weavers boast Pindaric skill,
And tailors' lays be longer than their bill!
While punctual beaux reward the grateful notes,
And pay for poems--when they pay for coats.

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Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.

Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.

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