"So for thy spirit did devise Its Maker seemly garniture, Of its own essence parcel pure,— From grave simplicities a dress, And reticent demureness, And love encinctured with reserve; Which the woven vesture would subserve. For outward robes in their ostents Should show the soul's habiliments. Therefore I say,—Thou'rt fair even so, But better Fair I use to know."
January 1, 1970