Note 913 — ORDER VIII. HETEROPTERA.
Reading edition
Hence the English word Bug-bear. In Matthew’s Bible, the passage of the Psalms (xci. 5), “Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night,” is rendered, “Thou shalt not nede to be afraid of any bugs by night.” Bug in this sense often occurs in Shakspeare. Winter’s Tale, A. iii. Sc. 2, 3; Henry VI., A. v. Sc. 2; Hamlet, A. v. Sc. 2.