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Perhaps, had my angel of to-day been my angel when first a man, I had never wooed the scorpion which is stinging me to death; but all I can do I will.

From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by Sparks, William Henry

Peste! these are very stupid friends; what fly is stinging them?

From A Romance of the West Indies by Sue, Eugène

I do not believe there is a man foolish enough not to kill a mosquito which is stinging him.

From The Pros and Cons of Vivisection by Richet, Charles

By such steps we think to fix a momentary resolution; as a timid fellow hies him to the dentist’s while the tooth is stinging.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"Oh, a snake is stinging me!" cried Leah Herrick.

From Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem by Pyle, Howard