Beaumont and Fletcher—Prologue to the Noble Gentleman.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires,
And introduces hunger, frost, and wo.
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
Cowper—The Task. Bk. II.
He that is proud of the rustling of his silks, like a madman, laughs at the rattling of his fetters. For indeed, Clothes ought to be our remembrancers of our lost innocency.
Fuller—The Holy and Profane States.
I'll be at charges for a looking-glass,
And entertain some score or two of tailors,
To study fashions to adorn my body:
Since I am crept in favor with myself,
I will maintain it with some little cost.
Richard III. Act I. Sc. 2.
So tedious is this day,
As is the night before some festival
To an impatient child, that hath new robes,
And may not wear them.
Romeo and Juliet. Act III. Sc. 2.
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy;
For the apparel oft proclaims the man.