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 Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
 But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy,
  For read more 
 Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
 But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy,
  For the apparel oft proclaims the man,
   And they in France of the best rank and station
    Are of a most select and generous chief in that. 
 She wears her clothes as if they were thrown on her with a 
pitchfork.  
 She wears her clothes as if they were thrown on her with a 
pitchfork. 
 But I do mean to say, I have heard her declare,
 When at the same moment she had on read more 
 But I do mean to say, I have heard her declare,
 When at the same moment she had on a dress
  Which cost five hundred dollars, and not a cent less,
   And jewelry worth tem times more, I should guess,
    That he had not a thing in the wide world to wear! 
 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. 
 Old Abram Brown is dead and gone,--
 You'll never see him more;
  He used to wear a read more 
 Old Abram Brown is dead and gone,--
 You'll never see him more;
  He used to wear a long brown coat
   That buttoned down before. 
 O fair undress, best dress! it checks no vein,
 But every flowing limb in pleasure drowns,
  And read more 
 O fair undress, best dress! it checks no vein,
 But every flowing limb in pleasure drowns,
  And heightens ease with grace. 
 It is not linen you're wearing out,
 But human creatures' lives.  
 It is not linen you're wearing out,
 But human creatures' lives. 
 A painted vest Prince Voltiger had on,
 Which from a naked Pict his grandsire won.  
 A painted vest Prince Voltiger had on,
 Which from a naked Pict his grandsire won. 
 He was a wight of high renowne,
 And thosne but of a low degree;
  Itt's pride that read more 
 He was a wight of high renowne,
 And thosne but of a low degree;
  Itt's pride that putts the countrye downe,
   Man, take thine old cloake about thee.