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the crowning dish of the entertainment. The Dutch wassen means “to wax fat.” The Latin anser sigatum. (See Beanfeast, Harvest Goose .)

“In the midlands and north of England, every newspaper has its wayzgoose.”- The Pall Mall Gazette, June 26th, 1894.

We Coke, in the Institutes, says the first king that wrote we in his grants was King John. All the kings before him wrote ego (I). This is not correct, as Richard Lion-heart adopted the royal we. (See Rymer's Foedera.)

We Three Did you never see the picture of “We Three” ? asks Sir Andrew Aguecheek- not meaning himself, Sir Toby Belch, and the clown, but referring to a public-house sign of Two Loggerheads, with the inscription, “We three loggerheads be,” the third being the spectator.

We Left Our Country for Our Country's Good We are transported convicts. The line occurs in a prologue written by George Barrington (a notorious pickpocket) for the opening of the first playhouse at Sydney, in Australia, 16th January, 1796.

“True patriots we, for be it understood,
We left our country for our country's good.”

Weak as Water (See Similes .)