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 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that 
they stript Joseph out of his read more 
 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that 
they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that 
was on him:
 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was 
empty, there was no water in it. 
 A winning wave, (deserving note.)
 In the tempestuous petticote,
  A careless shoe-string, in whose tye
  read more 
 A winning wave, (deserving note.)
 In the tempestuous petticote,
  A careless shoe-string, in whose tye
   I see a wilde civility,--
    Doe more bewitch me than when art
     Is too precise in every part. 
 Get me some French tailor
 To new-create you.  
 Get me some French tailor
 To new-create you. 
 He that is proud of the rustling of his silks, like a madman, 
laughs at the ratling of his read more 
 He that is proud of the rustling of his silks, like a madman, 
laughs at the ratling of his fetters. For indeed, Clothes ought 
to be our remembrancers of our lost innocency. 
 Th' embroider'd suit at least he deem'd his prey;
 That suit an unpaid tailor snatched away.  
 Th' embroider'd suit at least he deem'd his prey;
 That suit an unpaid tailor snatched away. 
 Be pain in dress, and sober in your diet;
 In short, my deary, kiss me! and be quiet.  
 Be pain in dress, and sober in your diet;
 In short, my deary, kiss me! and be quiet. 
 Dwellers in huts and in marble halls--
 From Shepherdess up to Queen--
  Cared little for bonnets, and read more 
 Dwellers in huts and in marble halls--
 From Shepherdess up to Queen--
  Cared little for bonnets, and less for shawls,
   And nothing for crinoline.
    But now simplicity's not the rage,
     And it's funny to think how cold
      The dress they wore in the Golden Age
       Would seem in the Age of Gold. 
 Still to be neat, still to be drest,
 As you were going to a feast,
  Still to read more 
 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. 
 Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means 
of procuring respect.  
 Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means 
of procuring respect.