Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, FLEA: You may as well say that’s a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. Fleas have long been companions and irritants to human societies & Shakespeare does not exclude them from his poetry.
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, SCORPION: Seek not a scorpion’s nest, nor set no footing on this unkind shore. Scorpions are ancient creatures which have suffered from a bad press to become associated primarily with pain and danger.
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, SILK MOTH: marry not in ashes and sackcloth, but in new silk and old sack. The Silk Worm or Moth has provided luxury fibers for thousands of years - read more about this fascinating insect.
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, GOSSAMERS (Spiders): a lover may bestride the gossamers that idles in the wanton summer air, and yet not fall, so light is vanity. #shakespearespecies #folio400
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, SNAIL: Then the whining schoolboy with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like a snail unwillingly to school
Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, HONEY BEE: our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey, we bring it to the hive and, like the bees, are murdered for our pains.
