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To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
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.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
