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INST.755.007
8 May 1755:39,40 (1/10)
A Letter to an Unfashionable Gentleman.
Why has my friend taken it into his head to nourish his
beard at a time when all the world goes shaved? . . . [8
lines] It was once a decent custom to wear ruffs about the
neck; which are now worn by none but Scaramouch. He who
begins a fashion is not wise; and he who will never change
one is no wiser. . . [11 lines]
A wise old man, being asked why he danced, replied,
"because the whole [ Clay?] dances." When my taylor asked
me how I could have my cloaths made? I tell him after the
fashion; and think myself wiser for this, than be ordering
him to cut my coat to my own fancy. . .
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