48 EGGS IN LITERATURE. 
“To come with five eggs,” signified to make 
a foolish remark, in the time of Sir Thomas 
More’s Utopia: “ Whiles another gyveth coun- 
sell to make pease with the Kynge of Arragone, 
another commeth in wyth hyse v eggs.” 
He that buys eggs, buys many shells. “ Give 
him the other half-egg, and burst him.” 
“Purposes, like eggs, unless they be hatched 
into action, will run into decay.” 
SMILES. 
“ Enjoy spare feast! a radish and an egg.” 
COWPER. 
“It’s very hard to shave an egg.” 
Gro. HERBERT. — Jacula Prudentum. 
“ Now’s the only bird lays eggs of gold.” 
J. R. LOWELL. — Hosea Bigelow. 
“ Things said for conversation are chalk eggs.” 
R. W. EMERSON. 
“Tom, my boy, this world is hollow as an 
egg-shell.” 
H. B. STOWE. 
