Author: Margaret Doody
Cites
- Ben Jonson (1)
- IN: The Alchemists (1980) Fiction, NULL
EPIGRAPH: Surly: The egg's ordained by nature, to that end;
And is a chicken in potentia.
Subtle: The same we say of lead, and other metals,
Which would be gold, if they had time.
FROM: The Alchemist, II, (1612), Play, UK