"But one alone, a bird, renews and re-begets itself - the Phoenix of Assyria, which feeds not upon seeds or verdure but the oils of balsam and the tears of frankincense." Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.385.via Mike Olshan
Friday, January 05, 2007
Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
"But one alone, a bird, renews and re-begets itself - the Phoenix of Assyria, which feeds not upon seeds or verdure but the oils of balsam and the tears of frankincense." Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.385.via Mike Olshan
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