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Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
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.
With tooth and nail.
With tooth and nail.
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
