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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.]
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
As leopard feels at home with leopard.
As leopard feels at home with leopard.
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
