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From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
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.]
No better than you should be.
No better than you should be.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
Through thick and thin.
Through thick and thin.
To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
With tooth and nail.
With tooth and nail.