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Made no more bones.
Made no more bones.
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.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
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.]
Through thick and thin.
Through thick and thin.
