Richard Wilbur Quote

All bitter things conduce to sweet,
As this example shows;
Without the little spirochete We'd have no chocolate to eat,
Nor would tobacco's fragrance greet The European nose.


Pangloss's Song: A Comic Opera Lyric (1961)


All bitter things conduce to sweet, As this example shows; Without the little spirochete We'd have no chocolate to eat, Nor would tobacco's fragrance ...

All bitter things conduce to sweet, As this example shows; Without the little spirochete We'd have no chocolate to eat, Nor would tobacco's fragrance ...

All bitter things conduce to sweet, As this example shows; Without the little spirochete We'd have no chocolate to eat, Nor would tobacco's fragrance ...

All bitter things conduce to sweet, As this example shows; Without the little spirochete We'd have no chocolate to eat, Nor would tobacco's fragrance ...