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Made no more bones.
Made no more bones.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
As high as Heaven, as deep as Hell.
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 clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
As clear and as manifest as the nose in a man's face.
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.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
Put himself upon his good behavior.
Add to golden numbers golden numbers.
Add to golden numbers golden numbers.
Something given that way.
Something given that way.
