 | Ben Jonson - 1756 - 434 Seiten
...but differs from a chicken more Than metals in themfelves. Sur. That cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by nature to that end, And is a chicken in potentia....other metals, Which would be gold, if they had time. 1 * That ysu fiauLl ha- th gold in a furnace, fir, Ai thry do eggs in JKpyfit.] Befides the accounts... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 300 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by Nature to that end, And is a chicken \npotentia. Sub. The same we say of lead, and other metals* Which would be gold, if...that , . Our art doth further. Sub. Ay, for 'twere absurd To think that nature in the earth bred gold Perfect i" the instant. Something went before. There... | |
 | John Milton - 1797 - 484 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by Nature to that end, And is a chicken \npoteruia. Sub. The same we say of lead, and other metals, Which would be gold, if...And that Our art doth further. Sub. Ay, for 'twere absurd To think that nature in the earth bred gold Perfect i' the instant. Something went before. There... | |
 | 1797 - 468 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by Nature to that end, And is a chicken \npotentia. Sub. The same we say of lead, and other metals, Which would be gold, if...And that Our art doth further. Sub. Ay, for 'twere absurd To think that nature in the earth bred gold Perfeft i' the instant. Something went before. There... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 1084 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordained by Nature to that end, And is a chicken in potentia. Sub. The same we say of lead, and other metals, Which would be gold, if...And that Our art doth further. Sub. Ay, for 'twere absurd To think, that nature in the earth bred gold Perfect in the instant. Something went before.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - 690 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by nature to that end, And is a chicken in potentia. Sub. The same we sav of lead, and other metals, Which would be gold, if...And that our art doth further. Sub. Ay, for 'twere absurd, To think that nature, in the earth, bred gold Perfect, i' the instant. Something went before.... | |
 | British drama - 1811 - 696 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by nature to that end, And is a cUcken in potentia. Sub. The same we say myself translated thus. From a poor creature to a...1 create an intolerable sort of lies, or my presen absurd, To think that nature, in the earth, bred gold Perfect, ¡' the instant. Something went before.... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1811 - 790 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by nature to that end, And is a chicken inpolentia. Sub. The same we say of lead, and other metals, Which would be gold, if...had time. Mam. And that Our art doth further. Sub. I, for 'twere absurd To think that nature in the earth bred gold Perfect ¡' the instant. Something... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - 698 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by nature to that end, And is a chicken in potcntia. Sub. The same we say of lead, and other metals, Which would be gold, if they had time. Mum. And that our art doth further. Sub. Ay, for 'twere absurd, To think that nature, in the earth,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 556 Seiten
...cannot be. The egg's ordain'd by nature to that end, And is a chicken in potentia. Sub. The same we say of lead and other metals, Which would be gold, if...And that Our art doth further. Sub. Ay, for 'twere absurd To think that nature in the earth bred gold Perfect in the instant : something went before.... | |
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Why, I think that the greater miracle. No egg but differs from a chicken more Than metals in themselves. 
