A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.


The Neighbours: A Story of Every-day Life (ed. 1844)


A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.

A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.

A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.

A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.