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Francis Bacon Quotes: It was prettily devised of Aesop, The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said, what dust do I raise!
         

It was prettily devised of Aesop, The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said, what dust do I raise!


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