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And as the French we conquer'd once,
Now give us laws for pantaloons,
The length of breeches read more
And as the French we conquer'd once,
Now give us laws for pantaloons,
The length of breeches and the gathers
Port-cannons, periwigs, and feathers.
Squinting upon the lustre
Of the rich Rings which on his fingers glistre;
And, snuffing with a read more
Squinting upon the lustre
Of the rich Rings which on his fingers glistre;
And, snuffing with a wrythed nose the Amber,
The Musk and Civet that perfum'd the chamber.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Death my lord,
Their clothes are after such a pagan cut to 't
That sure th' have read more
Death my lord,
Their clothes are after such a pagan cut to 't
That sure th' have worn out Christendom.
He is only fanastical that is not in fashion.
He is only fanastical that is not in fashion.
As good be out of the World as out of the Fashion.
As good be out of the World as out of the Fashion.
A good model can advance fashion by ten years.
A good model can advance fashion by ten years.
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion
of this world passeth away.
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion
of this world passeth away.
