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    It was prettily devised of Aesop: The fly sat upon the axle-tree
    of the chariot-wheel, and said, What a dust do I raise!

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We see spiders, flies or ants entombed and preserved forever in
amber, a more than royal tomb.

We see spiders, flies or ants entombed and preserved forever in
amber, a more than royal tomb.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Flies Quotes,
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We see how flies, and spiders, and the like, get a sepulchre in
amber, more durable than the monument read more

We see how flies, and spiders, and the like, get a sepulchre in
amber, more durable than the monument and embalming of the body
of any king.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Flies Quotes,
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And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss
for the fly that is read more

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss
for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt,
and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

by Bible Found in: Flies Quotes,
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I saw a flie within a beade
Of amber cleanly buried.

I saw a flie within a beade
Of amber cleanly buried.

by Robert Herrick Found in: Flies Quotes,
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Busy, curious, thirsty fly,
Drink with me and drink as I!
Freely welcome to my cup,
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Busy, curious, thirsty fly,
Drink with me and drink as I!
Freely welcome to my cup,
Could'st thou sip and sip it up;
Make the most of life you may;
Life is short and wears away.

by William Oldys Found in: Flies Quotes,
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To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]

To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]

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Baby bye
Here's a fly,
Let us watch him, you and I,
How he read more

Baby bye
Here's a fly,
Let us watch him, you and I,
How he crawls
Up the walls
Yet he never falls.

by Theodore Tilton Found in: Flies Quotes,
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Make yourself honey and the flies will devour you.
[Sp., Haceos miel, y paparos han moscas.]

Make yourself honey and the flies will devour you.
[Sp., Haceos miel, y paparos han moscas.]

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The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets.

The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets.

by John Gay Found in: Flies Quotes,
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