The gnat stings the eyes of the lion.
John Leighton, from Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, translated and edited by Richard Pigot, London, 1860.
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The weakest goes to the wall.
John Leighton, from Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations, translated and edited by Richard Pigot, London, 1860.
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I’ve designed a number of sites for a single client. He called me today to tell me that one wasn’t functioning correctly.
Me: Which site isn’t working for you?Client: The one on the screen.
Fleet of medusae.
From The ocean world, by Louis Figuier, London, Paris, New York, 1872.
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Chimaera monstrosa (The Arctic chimaera, or rabbit fish)
From The ocean world, by Louis Figuier, London, Paris, New York, 1872.
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Onion-stalked Lepiota (Lepiota cepaestipes)
Albin Schmalfuss, from Führer für Pilzfreunde (The mushroom lover’s guidebook) vol. 2, by Edmund Michael, Zwickau, 1901.
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The mermaid.
Otto Sinding, from The magazine of art vol. 6, London, Paris, New York, 1883.
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Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar at home.
Arthur Rackham, frontispiece from English fairy tales, retold by Flora Annie Steel, New York, 1922.
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Tattercoats dancing while the gooseherd pipes.
Arthur Rackham, from English fairy tales, retold by Flora Annie Steel, New York, 1922.
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The giant Galligantua and the wicked old magician transform the duke’s daughter into a white hind.
Arthur Rackham, from English fairy tales, retold by Flora Annie Steel, New York, 1922.
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Tree of mine! O tree of mine! Have you seen my naughty little maid.
Arthur Rackham, from English fairy tales, retold by Flora Annie Steel, New York, 1922.
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When Puss saw the rats and mice, she didn’t wait to be told.
Arthur Rackham, from English fairy tales, retold by Flora Annie Steel, New York, 1922.
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She went along, and went along, and went along.
Arthur Rackham, from English fairy tales, retold by Flora Annie Steel, New York, 1922.
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