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The Fly That Sips Treacle Is Lost In The Sweets. -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act Ii, Sc.
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The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets.
-- John Gay (1688-1732)
-- The Beggar's Opera, Act ii, Sc. 2
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