"Some in rags, and some in tags,

And some in velvet gowns."

A great court-beauty's splendid dress

Was there, all soiled and frayed;

The scarf, once bright, a belted knight

Wore at his accolade;

A queen's silk hose; a bishop's robe;

A monarch's funeral-pall;

The shoes, all mud, a prince-o'-the-blood

Had danced in at a ball.