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The great fish [eat] the small.
The great fish [eat] the small.
The sea hath fish for every man.
The sea hath fish for every man.
"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and read more
"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my
tail!
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance:
They are waiting on the shingle--will you come and join the
dance?"
I will not make fish one and flesh of another.
I will not make fish one and flesh of another.
I have other fish to fry.
I have other fish to fry.
The whales, you see, eat up the little fish.
The whales, you see, eat up the little fish.
A sly old fish, too cunning for the hook.
A sly old fish, too cunning for the hook.
God quickened in the Sea and in the Rivers,
So many fishes of so many features,
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God quickened in the Sea and in the Rivers,
So many fishes of so many features,
That in the waters we may see all Creatures;
Even all that on the earth is to be found,
As if the world were in deep waters drowned.
Ann, Ann!
Come! quick as you can!
There's a fish that talks
In the read more
Ann, Ann!
Come! quick as you can!
There's a fish that talks
In the frying-pan.