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Persons are oftentimes misled in regard to their choice of dress by attending to the beauty of colors, rather than selecting such colors as may increase their own beauty.

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William Shenstone
Age: 48 †
Born: 1714
Born: November 18
Died: 1763
Died: February 11
Gardener
Horticulturist
Poet
Writer
Beauty
Colors
Choices
Dress
Dresses
Rather
Increase
May
Regard
Selecting
Persons
Choice
Misled
Color
Oftentimes
Style
Attending

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