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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
