The Wardrobe

What raiment suits a lady best?
That lesson I will teach you: first of all a snow-white vest;
That is, that she love God and hold Him dear; this piece is bravely wrought.
O'er that a gown shall be designed,
So that both weal and woe she bear with calm and equal mind.
Love be her girdle, and its clasp delight in noble deed and thought!
Let Honour be her mantle, whose protection
Shall hide all blemishes of imperfection;
Her veil be Faith that changes never;
O'er that a chaplet of so fair a style
That it shall keep her free from guile.
O blessed Dame, her fame is fresh for ever!