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Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be
thou as chaste as ice, as read more
If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be
thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
