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The careful insect 'midst his works I view, Now from the flowers exhaust the fragrant dew, With golden treasures load his little thighs, And steer his distant journey through the skies.

John Gay

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John Gay
Age: 47 †
Born: 1685
Born: June 30
Died: 1732
Died: December 4
Librettist
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Barnstaple
Devon
Journey
Flowers
Thighs
Views
Treasure
Treasures
Littles
Golden
Skies
Fragrant
Little
Careful
Insects
Exhaust
Sky
Bees
Insect
Flower
Distant
Steer
View
Load
Steers
Works
Midst
Dew

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