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By all that's good and glorious.
By all that's good and glorious.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As good as a play.
As good as a play.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
Needle in a bottle of hay.
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.]
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
Make ducks and drakes with shillings.
