Beauty crowds me till I die
Beauty mercy have on me
But if I expire today
Let it be in sight of thee－
Beauty mercy have on me
But if I expire today
Let it be in sight of thee－
(F.1687/J.1654)
[1] Beauty:: beauty shop (OED 1901); the term existed already in 1863. crowds:: compresses, squeezes in a crowd. die:: to exhaust, after the long waiting in the shop.
[2] Beauty mercy:: service of the beauty shop.
[3, 4] expire, sight of thee:: someone she adores must see her hairdo first before it fails.
Barber and beauty shops were inspected in regard to sterilization of tools and sanitation. ─ Annual Report of Health Officer of the City of Sacramento (1863)