<span>Paul's tattered clothes are a symbol of his : economic circumtances. something such as good clothing usually reflecr the socioeconomic status of the owner.
The one that own tattered clothing tend to be the person who currently has very little income and considered a lower class citizen</span>
The excerpt given above is taken from Phillis Wheatley's poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America". The word sable literally means color black. In this line, Wheatley uses the word "sable" to indicate sense of inferiority. The author is an African and their race color is different from the rest.