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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.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
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.]
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
