Christopher Smart

“ But they who've something to disguise;
For simple nature hates abuse,
And Plainness is the dress of Use."
1750 Notes First published in The Midwife; or The Old Woman's Magazine (i. 120-2, Dec. 1750) . Reprinted 1752, 1763, 1791
↑ 13. And with thy fetid breath defiles (Text 1752) . Links on "books.google.co.uk" (1) on "books.google.co.uk" (2)
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