King Henry says, in Shakspeare’s 2 Hen. VI., i. 1:—
O Lord, that lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.
George Herbert says:—
Thou that hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more, a grateful heart.
Vitruvius says:—There are various kinds of timber, as there are various kinds of flesh; one of men, one of fishes, one of beasts, and another of birds.
St. Paul says:—All flesh is not the same flesh, &c., I Cor. xv. 39.