What does, " from their sweet feeding in the fruit; the droning of the bees and flies, rises gradual as a lute " mean

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Ryan Bates

8 July, 22:52

What does, " from their sweet feeding in the fruit; the droning of the bees and flies, rises gradual as a lute " mean

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Rachel Norris · Answer 1

This quote means that when bees and flies eat inside from fruit, they drone (buzz), which gets increasingly louder. It also implies that this droning (buzzing) sounds somewhat musical as it becomes louder by comparing it to the sound of a lute, which is an instrument.