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No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
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.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.
Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
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.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
