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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.
Through thick and thin.
Through thick and thin.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.
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.]
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
