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To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
Moche Crye and no Wull.
Moche Crye and no Wull.
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
