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• Like hearts of oak.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, The Author's Prologue to the Fifth Book...
• Plain as a nose in a man's face.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, The Author's Prologue to the Fifth Book...
• Speak the truth and shame the Devil.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, The Author's Prologue to the Fifth Book...
• Whose cockloft is unfurnished.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, The Author's Prologue to the Fifth Book...
• It is enough to fright you out of your seven senses.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book v, Chap. xv...
• Panurge had no sooner heard this, but he was upon the high-rope.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book v, Chap. xviii...
• Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book v, Chap. xv...
• Would you damn your precious soul? -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book iv, Chap. liv
• You have there hit the nail on the head. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book iii, Chap.
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