SHAKESPEARE'S TAKE ON BEES
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF BEES (KING HENRY V)So work the honey bees;Creatures that, by a rule in nature, teachThe act of order to a peopled kingdom.They have a king and officers of sorts:Where some, like magistrates, correct at home:Others, like merchants, venture trade aboard;Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings,Make boot upon the summer’s velvet buds;Which pillage they with merry march bring homeTo the tent royal of their emperor:Who, busied in his majesty, surveysThe singing maso...
