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Great is the Tailor, but not the greatest.
Great is the Tailor, but not the greatest.
One commending a Tayler for his dexteritie in his profession,
another standing by ratified his opinion, saying tailors had read more
One commending a Tayler for his dexteritie in his profession,
another standing by ratified his opinion, saying tailors had
their business at their fingers' ends.
- William Hazlitt,
Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.
Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.
All his reverend wit
Lies in his wardrobe.
All his reverend wit
Lies in his wardrobe.
What a fine man
Hath your tailor made you!
What a fine man
Hath your tailor made you!
Sister, look ye,
How, by a new creation of my tailor's
I've shook off old mortality.
Sister, look ye,
How, by a new creation of my tailor's
I've shook off old mortality.
'Tis not the robe or garment I affect;
For who would marry with a suit of clothes?
'Tis not the robe or garment I affect;
For who would marry with a suit of clothes?
It takes nine tailors to make a man.
[Fr., Il faut neuf tailleurs pour faire un homme.]
It takes nine tailors to make a man.
[Fr., Il faut neuf tailleurs pour faire un homme.]
Get me some French tailor
To new-create you.
Get me some French tailor
To new-create you.
