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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.]
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
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.
This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
