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Made no more bones.
Made no more bones.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
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.]
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
