‘And so ad infinitum’
(The Life of the Insects)
An Entomological Review, in Three Acts
a Prologue and an Epilogue
BY
The authorized translation from the Czech
by Paul Selver
FREELY ADAPTED FOR THE ENGLISH STAGE
BY NIGEL PLAYFAIR AND CLIFFORD BAX
So, Naturalists observe, a flea
Has smaller fleas that on him prey;
And these have smaller still to bite ’em,
And so proceed ad infinitum.’
HUMPHREY MILFORD
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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