Proverb
An old saying has the following:
- "Ding doun Tantallon,—
- Mak a brig to the Bass."
This meant to do something impossible.
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“The old proverb is very well parted between my master Shylock and you, sir: you have the grace of God, sir, and he hath enough.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)