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VI.

[In broidered cloak he passes to and fro]

In broidered cloak he passes to and fro:
He hears the people say,
“'Tis well to go so gay:
This bravery above doth only show
How festal-rich the doublet is below!”

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Upon a stormy day
The cloak is blown away,
And there he stands in threadbare weeds of woe!