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 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. 
 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. 
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
 When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German 
Ambassador: "If they want to see me, read more 
 When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German 
Ambassador: "If they want to see me, here I am. If they want to 
see my clothes, open my closet and show them my suits." 
Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.
Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.
 Not caring, so that sumpter-horse, the back
 Be hung with gaudy trappings, in what course
  Yea, rags read more 
 Not caring, so that sumpter-horse, the back
 Be hung with gaudy trappings, in what course
  Yea, rags most beggarly, they clothe the soul. 
 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. 
 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.