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As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.
Leap out of the frying pan into the fire.