I am between the devil and the deep sea. I am in the hands of the politicians, and they will do nothing for me, though they promise me. I am between the hammer and the anvil, and they both beat me. I am between the shears and the tongs, and they pinch me. I am between the feet of the dogs, and they lick me. I am between the inside and the outside of a house, and they both long to have me in keeping. I am between the inside and the inside of a sieve, and they both long to have me in keeping. I am between the inside and the inside of a lanthorn, and they both long to have me in keeping. I am between the inside and the inside of a pin, and they both long to
