Birmingham.
The following lines by Prior immediately occurred to my mind on perusing
J. C. R.'s interesting note. The points of resemblance between the two
fables are somewhat striking:
"'Say, sire of insects, mighty Sol!'
A fly on the chariot pole cried out,
'What blue-bottle alive
Did ever with such fury drive?'
"'Tell, Beelzebub, great father, tell!'
Says t'other, perch'd upon the wheel,
'Did ever any mortal fly
Raise such a cloud of dust as I?'"