Two men in a skiff, whom we passed hereabouts, floating buoyantly amid the reflections of the trees, like a feather in mid-air, or... a leaf which is wafted gently from its twig to the water without turning over, seemed still in their element, and to have very delicately availed themselves of the natural laws. Their floating there was a beautiful and successful experiment in natural philosophy, and it served to ennoble in our eyes the art of navigation; for as birds fly and fishes swim, so these men sailed. It reminded us how much fairer and nobler all the actions of man might be, and that our life in its whole economy might be as beautiful as the fairest works of art or nature.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You've committed murder just as much as Hélène did. You killed a fly with a human head, she killed a human with a fly head. If s...he murdered so did you.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
With Blue--uncertain stumbling Buzz-- Between the light--and me-- And then the Windows failed--and then I could not see to see--LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree... In the spring, Let them smile, as I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
"Will you walk into my parlor?" said the spider to the fly; "'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy.... The way into my parlor is up a winding stair, And I have many pretty things to show when you are there."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
And now, dear little children, who may this story read, To idle, silly, flattering words, I pray you ne'er give heed;... Unto an evil counselor close heart, and ear, and eye, And take a lesson from this tale of the Spider and the Fly.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »