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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.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.
Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
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.]
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
With tooth and nail.
With tooth and nail.
