Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Works. Book i. Chap. xi.

By robbing Peter he paid Paul,[771:4] . . . and hoped to catch larks if ever the heavens should fall.[771:5]

Works. Book i. Chap. xi.

He laid him squat as a flounder.

Works. Book i. Chap. xxvii.

Send them home as merry as crickets.

Works. Book i. Chap. xxix.

Corn is the sinews of war.[771:6]

Works. Book i. Chap. xlvi.

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?