
A night-cap deck'd his brows instead of bay,- A cap by night, a stocking all the day.
source: Oliver Goldsmith (1825). “Letters from a Citizen of the World to His Friends in the East”, p.94
topic: Gowns, Gaps, Philosopher, Nightcap, Unjustified
An emperor in his nightcap will not meet with half the respect of an emperor with a crown.
topic: Crowns, Half, Appearance, Nightcap
source: Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk
source: Oliver Goldsmith (1820). “Miscellaneous Works: To which is Prefixed Some Account of His Life and Writings”, p.405
topic: Gay, Mind, Half, Barbers, Procession