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enough" (Twelfth Night)^ lest others report of you
that you are" honest in nothing but your clothes"
(Measure for Measure), "the soul of this man Is
his clothes"(All's Well that Ends Well), but rather
clothe you as becomes you **(Taming of the Shrew
Then shall your" clothes not make a false report"
(Coriolanus),and none shall dare say you are"a fool
In good clothes" (Timon of Athens), but that you
are a gentleman and"have excellent good clothes"
(Pericles),
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Verily,lawyersshow their wisdom Inignoring punctuation,
for thereby they may make what they will of any written
agreement. An astute barber placed the following alluring
announcement in his window:
,
"Whatdo you think?
—111 shave you for nothing and give you a drink1"
Many customers were attracted} but on claiming the ex-
pected reward they were referred to the same couplet dis
played on the wall inside, punctuated thus:
, , "WhatI Do you think
I ii shave you for nothing and give you a drink?"
^Vhich 6nd of ei Dofi is ffonf^st9 ir
®
r —If ygu came to a
garden gate,on the inside of which a wide-mouthed bull pup
was barking like a Member of Parliament,but wagging his
tail the while like certain mangy politicians, I ask you
seriously,which end of that dog would you believe? This
is the only case where Seigel's could not help you out.
Don't give away what you need yourself—Advice.
I dislike to see a doctor attending the funeral of his patient,
it looks so like a mechanic taking home his work.
Lend him money,and you lose your friend.
Pay as you go,and keep on going or you'll be gone I