Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. Actus Primus, Scena Prima • Paragraph 1762
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[Footnote V.49: _Dost know this water-fly?_] Dr. Johnson remarks that a _water-fly_ skips up and down upon the surface of the water, without any apparent purpose or reason, and is thence the proper emblem of a busy trifler.]