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Updated: May 23, 2025
Even a bit of thin human hair, only 1/8000 of an inch in length, weighing only the 1/78740 of a grain, and largely supported by the viscid secretion, suffices to induce movement; but, on the other hand, one or two momentary, although rude, touches with a hard object produce no effect, although a repeated touch or the slightest pressure, such as that of a gnat's foot, prolonged for a short time, causes bending.
Mr. Almost had actually run to meet Jesus, to ask Him that question, "What lack I yet?" says Mark's Gospel. Yes, ran. He evidently had no suspicion as to the answer he would get. Doubtless he thought the great Master would tell him of one more hand-washing necessary before retiring, or possibly some gnat's burden which Mr. Almost had been carrying around on his sleeve on the Sabbath.
Take the pole s'artenly, it's all yowin, since you're behin'! Steady ole hoss, there's one consolation, they're breakin' the wind for you, an' thank God! yes Ben Butler, look! they're after one other, they're racin' like Tam O'Shanter an' cookin' each other to a gnat's heel Oh, Lord what fools! It'll tell on 'em if we can only save our distance this heat jes' save our distance Wh-o-p, sah!
Her great, her sole business is to settle her family. The stolen goods are not for herself, but for her offspring. Let us dig up the pollen-loaves. We shall find them most often crumbled with no regard to economy, simply frittered away. We shall see two or three maggots, with pointed mouths, moving in the yellow flour scattered over the floor of the cell. These are the Gnat's progeny.
A tap on the Gnat's neck, if she become too enterprising in the neighbourhood of the cake: that is all that the lady of the house seems to allow herself, to drive away the intruder. There is no serious affray between the robber and the robbed. This is apparent from the self-possessed manner and undamaged condition of the dwarf who returns from visiting the giantess engaged down in the burrow.
"Fight did you say fight?" he asked. "Who ever heard of a lion fighting a gnat? Here, out of my way, you atom of nothing! I'll blow you to the other end of the world." But though the Lion puffed his cheeks until they were like great bellows, and then blew with all his might, he could not disturb the little Gnat's hold on the swaying grass-blade.
The fairest face has a hideous skull behind it, the dazzling blue of the sea covers devouring monsters in its depths the green fields, the lovely woodlands, are full of vile worms and noxious beetles, and space itself swarms with thick-strewn worlds, flaming comets, blazing nebulae, among which our earth is but a gnat's wing in a huge flame! Horrible! horrible!"
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