A Sequel to Don Juan — page 115: what you’re looking at

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106 A SEQUEL TO ACIII. The ladies, in their deshabiller now, Were certainly at disadvantage seen : False fronts shed grizzled locks upon the brow, While glimpses of curl-papers shone between. Old morning gowns seemed put on any-how— Caps, stockings, petticoats were not too clean ; And bosoms hung down almost to the waist, Because the stays were only partly laced. XCIV. The gentlemen’s appearance seemed to match That of the ladies :—here a seedy coat— There dressing gowns, adorned with many a patch— Blue handkerchiefs tied loosely round the throat— Some antique specimens of shoes—a batch Of unshaved chins too numerous to quote— Hands dirty—hair uncombed—and long white stitches Showing where holes were darned up in black breeches ! XCV. Soon as the morning meal was terminated ,— That is, when from the trough each had his mess,— The gentlemen and ladies separated, And to their private rooms repaired to dress. At two o’clock they all were reinstated Around the board, where viands steamed to bless The visual and olfactory nerves—but where The appetite was better than the fare. COMMICG OO Saselan