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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.
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Like Theon (i.e., a calumniating disposition).
[Lat., Dens Theonia.]
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring.
To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.
Through thick and thin, both over Hill and Plain.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
