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The brilliant Bodkin often adds a Grace,
Or Jessamine sets off the blooming Face;
But be not Bigots to such Toys as these;
Approv'd to Day, to Morrow they displease.
Or Jessamine sets off the blooming Face;
But be not Bigots to such Toys as these;
Approv'd to Day, to Morrow they displease.
Much Ribbon was in Use in Days of Yore,
Of Ells each Topknot had at least a Score,
Now Custom has retrench'd that old Excess,
And fix'd on Female Brows a frugal Dress;
For your New Pinners even sink below
The frizzled Foretop of a Modern Beau.
Of Ells each Topknot had at least a Score,
Now Custom has retrench'd that old Excess,
And fix'd on Female Brows a frugal Dress;
For your New Pinners even sink below
The frizzled Foretop of a Modern Beau.
Take, gentle Creatures, take a Friend's Advice,
In polishing your Teeth be wond'rous nice;
For no Defect in these (should such be known)
Ten Thousand other Graces will attone;
In polishing your Teeth be wond'rous nice;
For no Defect in these (should such be known)
Ten Thousand other Graces will attone;
Oft
