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Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
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.]
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
Moche Crye and no Wull.
Moche Crye and no Wull.
As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Within a stone's throw of it.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.