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A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
A precious pair of brothers [i.e., rascals].
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
To cut a whetstone with a razor.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
