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To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
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.]
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.
Through thick and thin.
Through thick and thin.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
