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Nicholas Murray Butler Quotes: 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.


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To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.
         



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