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Jack . All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. {Proverb.}
Jack . If Jack were better, Jill would not be so bad. {Proverb.}
Jack . Jack at a pinch. {Proverb.}
Jack . Jack is as good as Jill. {Proverb.}
Jack . Jack of all trades and master of none. {Proverb.}
Jack . Jack shall pipe and Jill shall dance. {G.}
Jack . Jack will never be a gentleman. {Proverb.}
Jack . Jack's as good as his master. {Proverb.}
Jack . Jack-o'-both sides is, before long, trusted by nobody, and abused by both parties. {Proverb.}
Jack . There is a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, to keep watch for the life of poor Jack. {Dibdin.}
 
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Electer : n. Amber. See Electrum.; n. A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver; an alloy.
 
Based on the Dictionary of Quotations From Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources by Rev.James Woods, published originally in 1893 by Frederick Warne & Co
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