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esteem in which the former is held by man is simply the 

 result of man's love for honey ; and that the balance of 

 superiority is wholly upon the side of the wasp, who is a 

 more energetic, a more vivacious, a more industrious, and a 

 more intelligent insect than the bee, and should on all these 

 accounts occupy a far higher place in man's esteem and 

 regard than it possesses at present. 



