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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.]
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
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 cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
Made no more bones.
Made no more bones.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
