John Hector St. John Quote

I never see an egg brought on my table but I feel penetrated with the wonderful change it would have undergone but for my gluttony; it might have been a gentle useful hen, leading her chickens with a care and vigilance which speaks shame to many women.


Letters from an American Farmer (1782)


I never see an egg brought on my table but I feel penetrated with the wonderful change it would have undergone but for my gluttony; it might have...

I never see an egg brought on my table but I feel penetrated with the wonderful change it would have undergone but for my gluttony; it might have...

I never see an egg brought on my table but I feel penetrated with the wonderful change it would have undergone but for my gluttony; it might have...

I never see an egg brought on my table but I feel penetrated with the wonderful change it would have undergone but for my gluttony; it might have...