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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.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.
By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
Like his that lights a candle to the sun.
As cold as cucumbers.
As cold as cucumbers.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To have a smattering knowledge of anything.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
