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The Spider and the Fly

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“"Will you walk into my parlour?" said a spider to a fly;
"'T is the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy."”

Mary Howitt book The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly”

Mary Howitt book The Spider and the Fly

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“Yes, in the poor man's garden grow
Far more than herbs and flowers—
Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind,
And joy for weary hours.”

Mary Howitt

The poor Man's , reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“Buttercups and Daisies—
Oh, the pretty flowers,
Coming ere the spring time,
To tell of sunny hours.”

Mary Howitt

"Buttercups and Daisies," http://books.google.com/books?id=jrwkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Buttercups+and+daisies+Oh+the+pretty+flowers+Coming+ere+the+Spring+time+To+tell+of+sunny+hours%22&pg=PA119#v=onepage The Christmas Library: Birds and flowers and other country things, Volume 1 http://books.google.com/books?id=ezkGfAEACAAJ&q=%22Buttercups+and+daisies+Oh+the+pretty+flowers+Coming+ere+the+Spring+time+To+tell+of+sunny+hours%22 (1837).

“The wild sea roars and lashes the granite cliffs below,
And round the misty islets the loud strong tempests blow.”

Mary Howitt

The Sea-Fowler, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“Old England is our home, and Englishmen are we;
Our tongue is known in every clime, our flag in every sea.”

Mary Howitt

Old England is our Home, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).