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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.
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.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
