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Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
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.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.
Through thick and thin.
Through thick and thin.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
