Through tattered clothes great vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns…

William Shakespeare
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Through tattered clothes great vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks. Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw does pierce it. ✨ William Shakespeare (2004). The Great Comedies and Tragedies, p.795, Wordsworth Editions
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Through tattered clothes great vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks. Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw does pierce it. ✨ William Shakespeare (2004). The Great Comedies and Tragedies, p.795, Wordsworth Editions

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