Read full poem →_Hermitage_, quoted in a letter of Gray to Walpole: "From
maggot-youth through change of state," etc. See on 31 below.
Dictionary Entry
A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. maggotfly maggotflies maggottherapy maggotmaggot applemaggot cabbagemaggot onionmaggot root
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Poetry examples for “maggot”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.