A thorn in the flesh.

A thorn in the flesh.

Within a stone's throw of it.

Within a stone's throw of it.

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.

A nail in the wound.

A nail in the wound.

This is a pretty flimflam.

This is a pretty flimflam.

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

The coast was clear.

The coast was clear.

O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence
Love takes the meaning in love's conference.

O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence
Love takes the meaning in love's conference.

The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time

The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time