“’Tis here the law, good sir, with us Corinthians,
If we see anybody in the market-place
Forever making showy purchases, to ask
On what he lives? By doing what? And then if he
Has capital of which the income balances
The outlay, to permit him to enjoy his mode
Of life. But if it turns out that beyond his means
He’s spending money, they shut down on this forthwith,
And if he disobeys, impose a fine. And if
A man, possessing nothing, lives expensively