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 A vest as admired Voltiger had on,
 Which from this Island's foes his grandsire won,
  Whose artful read more 
 A vest as admired Voltiger had on,
 Which from this Island's foes his grandsire won,
  Whose artful colour pass'd the Tyrian dye,
   Obliged to triumph in this legacy. 
 Her polish'd limbs,
 Veil'd in a simple robe, their best attire;
  Beyond the pomp of dress; for read more 
 Her polish'd limbs,
 Veil'd in a simple robe, their best attire;
  Beyond the pomp of dress; for Loveliness
   Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
    But is, when unadorn'd the most. 
 So tedious is this day
 As is the night before some festival
  To an impatient child that read more 
 So tedious is this day
 As is the night before some festival
  To an impatient child that hath new robes
   And may not wear them. 
 When this old cap was new
 'Tis since two hundred years.  
 When this old cap was new
 'Tis since two hundred years. 
 John Lee is dead, that good old man,--
 We ne'er shall see him more:
  He used to read more 
 John Lee is dead, that good old man,--
 We ne'er shall see him more:
  He used to wear an old drab coat
   All buttoned down before. 
Apes are apes though clothed in scarlet.
Apes are apes though clothed in scarlet.
 Dresses for breakfasts, and dinners, and balls.
 Dresses to sit in, and stand in, and walk in;
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 Dresses for breakfasts, and dinners, and balls.
 Dresses to sit in, and stand in, and walk in;
  Dresses to dance in, and flirt in, and talk in,
   Dresses in which to do nothing at all;
    Dresses for Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall;
     All of them different in color and shape.
      Silk, muslin, and lace, velvet, satin, and crape,
       Brocade and broadcloth, and other material,
        Quite as expensive and much more ethereal. 
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
 Dress does not give knowledge.
 [Sp., La ropa no da ciencia.]  
 Dress does not give knowledge.
 [Sp., La ropa no da ciencia.]