HereCideHameteexclaimedashewaswriting，“Opoverty，poverty！I
knownotwhatcouldhavepossessedthegreatCordovanpoettocallthee\'holygiftungratefullyreceived。\'AlthoughaMoor，IknowwellenoughfromtheintercourseIhavehadwithChristiansthatholinessconsistsincharity，humility，faith，obedience，andpoverty；butforallthat，Isayhemusthaveagreatdealofgodlinesswhocanfindanysatisfactioninbeingpoor；unless，indeed，itbethekindofpovertyoneoftheirgreatestsaintsrefersto，saying，\'possessallthingsasthoughyepossessedthemnot；\'whichiswhattheycallpovertyinspirit。Butthou，thatotherpoverty-foritisoftheeI
amspeakingnow-whydostthoulovetofalloutwithgentlemenandmenofgoodbirthmorethanwithotherpeople？Whydostthoucompelthemtosmearthecracksintheirshoes，andtohavethebuttonsoftheircoats，onesilk，anotherhair，andanotherglass？Whymusttheirruffsbealwayscrinkledlikeendiveleaves，andnotcrimpedwithacrimpingiron？”Fromthiswemayperceivetheantiquityofstarchandcrimpedruffs。Thenhegoeson：“Poorgentlemanofgoodfamily！
alwayscockeringuphishonour，diningmiserablyandinsecret，andmakingahypocriteofthetoothpickwithwhichhesalliesoutintothestreetaftereatingnothingtoobligehimtouseit！Poorfellow，I
say，withhisnervoushonour，fancyingtheyperceivealeagueoffthepatchonhisshoe，thesweat-stainsonhishat，theshabbinessofhiscloak，andthehungerofhisstomach！”