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The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
The asses' bridge.
[Lat., Pons Asinorum.]
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.
Moche Crye and no Wull.
Moche Crye and no Wull.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To give importance to trifling matters.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
