The children looked like Fleas and, not being yet disfigured by "peleles," were, without comparison, better looking than the older people.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
According to Mr. Larned, Fortuny's picture-a water-color-in the Walters gallery was one which represents the immortal knight in the somewhat undignified occupation of searching for Fleas in his clothing.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
We had not been in the church long when we found that the floor was a mass of Fleas and that all of us were covered.
"My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915"
Monica M. Stanley