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Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
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.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
Made no more bones.
Made no more bones.
As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.