"A lady being once told, that the world in all it's glory was but vanity; returned for answer, 'True, I have heard that Solomon said so, but he tried it before he said it, and so will I.' Thus many believe not a toad to be poisionous, till they are envenomed with it;"
The Nonsuch Professor p.99
The Nonsuch Professor p.99
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;
and,
behold, all is
vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 1:14