Note 237 — Chapter XIV · WOMEN'S DRESS.
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Good Huswives all the Winter's Rage despise, Defended by the Riding Hood's Disguise; Or underneath th' Umbrella's oily Shed, Safe thro' the Wet on clinking Pattens tread. Let Persian Dames th' Umbrella's Ribs display, To guard their Beauties from the sunny Ray; Or sweating Slaves support the shady Load, When Eastern Monarchs shew their State abroad; Britain in Winter only knows its Aid, To guard from chilly Show'rs the walking Maid. But O! forget not, Muse, the Patten's Praise, That female Implement shall grace thy Lays; Say from what Art Divine th' Invention came, And from its Origine deduce the name.[237]