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  • The Knight of the Golden [Greek: Melissa], or Melice, as he was commonly called, meaning thereby the Knight of the Golden Honey-Bee, and who, by wearing conspicuously about his person the device or badge adopted when he received the order of knighthood, only complied with the fantastic notions of the times, gazed a moment at the figure of the bee on the handle of his sword, before replying:

    The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance John Turvill Adams

  • When they live in our gardens they live in a hive we make for them, and the families consist of Mr.. Honey-Bee, the queen, about a hundred Mr. Honey-Bees, and many thousands of workers.

    Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies Julia Moody 1919

  • _Idyl of the Honey-Bee, _ from Burroughs's _Pepacton.

    English: Composition and Literature 1899

  • _Idyl of the Honey-Bee, _ from Burroughs's _Pepacton.

    English: Composition and Literature 1899

  • Honey-Bee, with her golden hair flowing over her shoulders, looked like the dawn breaking on the mountains, supposing, of course, that the dawn was ever frightened and called her mother and tried to escape, for all these things she did as she caught

    Honey-Bee 1911 Anatole France 1884

  • This and much else said good man Jean, but George listened no longer after he heard that Honey-Bee was a captive among the dwarfs.

    Honey-Bee 1911 Anatole France 1884

  • She was like a mother to George, and she made no difference between him and Honey-Bee.

    Honey-Bee 1911 Anatole France 1884

  • "The dwarfs hold Honey-Bee captive under the earth," he pondered; "a dwarf rescued me from my crystal dungeon; these little men have not all the same customs; my deliverer cannot be of the same race as those who stole my sister."

    Honey-Bee 1911 Anatole France 1884

  • Blanchelande was mounted on a dark horse with a white star on his black forehead, and on her right Honey-Bee guided her milk-white steed with rose-coloured reins.

    Honey-Bee 1911 Anatole France 1884

  • "Little King Loc," Honey-Bee replied, "these pearls are like the glance of George of Blanchelande; I love these pearls, but I love his eyes even more."

    Honey-Bee 1911 Anatole France 1884

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