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 I showed him that his coat, all dust,
 * Top boots and cords provoked compassion,

And proved that men of station must
 * Conform to the decrees of fashion.



I showed him where to buy his hat,
 * To coat him, trouser him, and boot him;

But no—he wouldn't hear of that—
 * "He didn't think the style would suit him!"

I offered him a county seat,
 * And made no end of an oration;

I made it certainty complete,
 * And introduced the deputation.