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 In naked beauty more adorned
 More lovely than Pandora.  
 In naked beauty more adorned
 More lovely than Pandora. 
 (Cloten:) Thou villain base,
 Know'st me not by my clothes?
  (Guiderius:) No, nor thy tailor, rascal,
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 (Cloten:) Thou villain base,
 Know'st me not by my clothes?
  (Guiderius:) No, nor thy tailor, rascal,
   Who is thy grandfather. He made those clothes,
    Which, as it seems, make thee. 
 His locked, lettered, braw brass collar,
 Shewed him the gentleman and scholar.  
 His locked, lettered, braw brass collar,
 Shewed him the gentleman and scholar. 
 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. 
 After all there is something about a wedding-gown prettier than 
in any other gown in the world.  
 After all there is something about a wedding-gown prettier than 
in any other gown in the world. 
 Now old Tredgortha's dead and gone,
 We ne'er shall see him more;
  He used to wear an read more 
 Now old Tredgortha's dead and gone,
 We ne'er shall see him more;
  He used to wear an old grey coat,
   All buttoned down before. 
 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. 
 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. 
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.