Oaks are to be found, but Bushes too and dwarfish Shrubs; and as
in Apothecaries Shops all sorts of Drugs are permitted to be, so
may all sort of Books be in a Library: And as they out of Vipers
and Scorpions, and poisoning Vegetables, extract often wholesome
Medicaments, for the Life of Mankind; so out of whatsoever Book,
good Instructions and Examples may be acquired."
- William Drummond, in The Works of William Drummond of
Hawthornden (1711).
Submitted by: Terry Labach
Apr. 8, 2004
