15. The watch-dog's voice, that bay'd the whispering wind. 16. Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree. GOLDSMITH. GOLDSMITH. 17. 'Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark Bay deep-mouth'd welcome, as we draw near home. BYRON'S Don Juan. 18. They revel, rest, then fearless, hopeless, die. C. SPRAGUE. 19. The brindled catamount, that lies High in the boughs to catch his prey. W. C. BRYANT. 1. ANTIQUARY. They say he sits All day in contemplation of a statue With ne'er a nose; and dotes on the decays, With greater love than the self-loved Narcissus 2. What toil did honest Curio take, What strict inquiries did he make, "T is found! and oh! his happy lot! SHAKERLY. PRIOR. 3. He shows, on holidays, a sacred pin, That touch'd the ruff that touch'd Queen Bess's chin. YOUNG'S Love of Fame. 4. Rare are the buttons of a Roman's breeches, Rare is each crack'd, black, rotten, earthen dish, DR. WOLCOT's Peter Pindar. Fresh as a bridegroom, and his chin new-reaped, SHAKSPEARE. 3. Drew from the deep Charybdis of his coat SHAKSPEARE. 4. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; SHAKSPEARE. 5. The fashion Doth wear out more apparel than the man. 6. It is the mind that makes the body rich; SHAKSPEARE. And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, 44 APPAREL-DRESS - FASHION. Because his feathers are more beautiful? Or is the adder better than the eel, SHAKSPEARE. 7. Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear. SHAKSPEARE. 8. Her polish'd limbs Veil'd in a simple robe, their best attire, THOMSON'S Seasons. 9. Let firm, well-hammer'd soles protect thy feet, Through freezing snows, and rain, and soaking sleet;- GAY's Trivia. 10. Nor should it prove thy less important care, GAY'S Trivia. 11. Let beaux their canes with amber tipt produce; GAY'S Trivia. 12. In diamonds, curls, and rich brocades She shines the first of batter'd jades, And flutters in her pride. 13. Say, will the falcon stooping from above, Smit with her varying plumage, spare the dove? 14. Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. POPE. POPE. РОРЕ. 15. And even while Fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy? GOLDSMITH'S Deserted Village. 16. Beppo! that beard of thine becomes thee not; It should be shaved before you're a day older! 17. He had that grace, so rare in every clime, BYRON'S Beppo. BYRON'S Don Juan. 18. But, next to dressing for a rout or ball, Undressing is a woe. BYRON'S Don Juan. APPEARANCE. 1. Trust not the treason of those smiling looks, SPENSER'S Sonnets. 2. Why should the sacred character of virtue 3. Mislike me not for my complexion, DENNIS. The shadow'd liv'ry of the burnish'd sun, SHAKSPEARE. 4. A man may smile and smile, and be a villain. SHAKSPEARE. 5. All that glitters is not gold, Gilded tombs do worms enfold. SHAKSPEARE. 6. What! is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers are more beautiful! Or is the adder better than the eel, SHAKSPEARE. 7. So the blue summit of some mountain height, PATTISON. 8. He has, I know not what, Of greatness in his looks, and of high fate, That almost awes me. DRYDEN. 9. The gloomy outside, like a rusty chest, Contains the shining treasure of a soul, 10. Tho' the fair rose with beauteous blush is crown'd, DRYDEN. GAY'S Dione. |