Famous quotes containing the words king and/or bees:
“For and if thou canst answer my questions three,
Thy life and thy living both saved shall be.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 7576)
“Asking to die:
To die, dear God, before a scum of doubt
Smear the whole universe, and smudge it out.
Meanwhile the bees fumbled among the flowers.”
—Philip Larkin (19221986)