The story of the whale swallowing Jonah... borders greatly on the marvelous; but it would have approached nearer to the idea of miracle if Jonah had swallowed the whale.


The Age of Reason (1794, 1795, 1807)

Thomas Paine Quotes

The story of the whale swallowing Jonah... borders greatly on the marvelous; but it would have approached nearer to the idea of miracle if Jonah had...

The story of the whale swallowing Jonah... borders greatly on the marvelous; but it would have approached nearer to the idea of miracle if Jonah had...

The story of the whale swallowing Jonah... borders greatly on the marvelous; but it would have approached nearer to the idea of miracle if Jonah had...

The story of the whale swallowing Jonah... borders greatly on the marvelous; but it would have approached nearer to the idea of miracle if Jonah had...