Gentleman's Magazine on Dress (1731) [ Concepts ]
… plainest manner, till they lost their Virtue , and sunk by Degrees into Luxury and Destruction. As Dress has a strong Influence on the Mind, so it shews the Temper and Disposition of the Person wearing it ; those who appear fondest of a … saucy Coxcomb, and raises Inclinations , which are troublesome either to suffer or subdue. … "As Dress has a strong Influence on the Mind, so it shews the Temper and Disposition of the Person wearing it..." … Dress … Fashion … Text …
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