Bees Quote by Edward Lear

It was jolly in the country. A cow and little pigs to play with and milk warm from the cow.

— Georg Brandes

“Helen lifted the lid, her eyes widening as she discovered a treasure trove of caramels, jelly creams, candied fruit, toffees and marshmallow drops, all…

— Lisa Kleypas

The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in…

— Edward Lear

“Once a subscription was raised for him; and, to keep up his spirits, he was presented before the holidays with two white mice, a…

— Charles Dickens

“The pirogues came with live turtles, and with fish, with cloudy beer and wine made from bananas, palm nuts, or sorghum, and with the…

— Nadine Gordimer

“In the rainy season, back home, when the land had given way to water and the buffaloes grew webbed feet, when the hens took…

— Monica Ali

“IT HAD NEVER been such a beautiful May. Every day the sky shone a peerless blue, untouched by cloud. Already, the gardens were crammed…

— Rachel Joyce

“A few minutes later Agnes had reached the market and was battling through the throng. She stepped over rotting offal and cabbage leaves to…

— Janet Gleeson

“Besides its content and methods, the cuisine devised by squaws and hillbilly women, as well as slave women, had another thing in common, which…

— Shirley Abbott

“The most direct path to Party was raising pigs. The company had several dozen of these and they occupied an unequaled place in the…

— Jung Chang

Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing,…

— William Shakespeare

White pudding and eggs and sausages and cups of tea! How simple and beautiful was life after all!

— James Joyce