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When one takes Orders, he swears to renounce Satan, his gauds and his works—that is to say, the piano.

They lay there, in meaningless embrace, moaning long harmonies in thirds, hats decorated with penny gauds, eating nuts and "rock" and chocolate, hardly moving when passers-by all but strode over them.

Earth's goods and gauds give every man the slip; But wealth of thought and richer wealth of love, Must pass for coin in any world above.

Yet, wretched ruler o'er these empty gauds, A part remains to play, and I will play it.

It lies no weight upon her breast— It speaks no warning to her heart— It lends no guiding light—at best Is but a gaud in Folly’s mart.