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Pray note the fop--half powder and half lace-- Nice, as a bandbox were his dwelling-place: He's the gilt-paper, which apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in the 'scrutoire.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “Pray note the fop--half powder and half lace-- Nice, as a bandbox were his dwelling-place: He's the gilt-paper, which…”
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Franklin critiques superficiality by comparing a foppish individual to decorative paper, suggesting a lack of substance.
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