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"The Mexican work she chose to despise as savage; but the Spanish dresses were a treasure; and for two or three days she appeared on the quarter-deck, sunning herself like a peacock before the eyes of Amyas in Seville mantillas, Madrid hats, Indian brocade farthingales, and I know not how many other gewgaws, and dare not say how put on."
"But just as he was about to press forward and break through all, suddenly from among some trees two shepherdesses of surpassing beauty presented themselves to his sight — or at least damsels dressed like shepherdesses, save that their jerkins and sayas were of fine brocade; that is to say, the sayas were rich farthingales of gold embroidered tabby."
"The chapel ceremony the following morning was lengthy, dignified, and crammed with guests in such a magnificence of silks and velvets and jewels, ruffs and farthingales, billowing sleeves and flowing mantles, that the congregation seemed to consist more of clothes than of people."