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Euphues (1916) 137: To abstain from beans: that is, not to meddle in civil affairs or business of the comonweal.at abstain from beans, v.
Euphues (1916) 137: To abstain from beans: that is, not to meddle in civil affairs or business of the comonweal. Euphues (1916) 107: A cleere conscience is a sure card.at sure card (n.) under card, n.2
Euphues (1916) 77: Though thou crack of thine own courage, thou mayest easily lose the conquest.at crack, v.1
Euphues (1916) 92: Curio be as hot as toast, yet Euphues is as cold as a clock; though he be a cock of the game, yet Euphues is content to be craven and cry creak.at cry (a) crack (v.) under cry, v.
Euphues (1916) 105: If thou be as hot as mount Aetna, feign thyself as cold as the hill Caucasus; carry two faces in one hood, cover thy flaming fancy with feigned ashes.at hot, adj.
Euphues (1916) 80: I hope that such hot love cannot be so soon cold.at hot, adj.
Euphues (1916) 92: Though Curio be old huddle and twang [...] I know Curio to be steel in the back.at old huddle (and twang) (n.) under old, adj.
Euphues (1916) 104: My counsel is that thou have more strings to they bow than one. It is safe riding at two anchors [...] the mind enamoured on two women is less affected with desire.at ride, v.
Euphues (1916) 81: ‘Then I perceive, Lucilla,’ said he, ‘that I was made thy stale and Philautus thy laughing stock.’.at stall, n.1
Euphues (1916) 28: For the most part they stand on their pantofles. [Ibid.] 105: Stand thou on thy pantofles and she will vail bonnet. Lie thou aloof and she will seize on the lure.at stand on one’s (own) pantofles (v.) under stand, v.2
Euphues (1916) 105: If thou be hot as the mount Aetna, feign thyself as cold as the hill Caucasus; carry two faces in one hood.at two faces under one hood (n.) under two, adj.
Euphues (1916) 101: Neither water thou thy plants, in that thou departest from thy pigsney.at water one’s plants (v.) under water, v.
Euphues (1916) 91: If Lucilla read this trifle she will straight proclaim Euphues for a traitor, and seeing me turn my tippet, will either shut me out for a wrangler or cast me off for a wiredrawer.at wire-draw (n.) under wire, n.1
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