...eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.' Then I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. And he...

...eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth," Then I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. Revelation...

...led to the fall; see Modern criticism. The title's combination of opposites recalls Revelation x 9 ('it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth as sweet as honey') and echoes Owen Feltham's definition of love as 'a kinde of bitter-sweet' (Resolves...

..."Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey."10! took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. "And they...

...went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said onto me, Take it, aod eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it sball be in tby moutb sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel's haod, and ate it...

...he saith to me. Take, and eat it, and it shall make bitter thy belly, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the hand of the angel and ate it ; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey ; and as soon as I had eaten it,...

...And I went up to the angel, saying unto him, " Give me the little scroll." And he onto me, " Take, and eat it up ; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth shall be sweet as honey." (10) And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the angel,...

...Rev. 10:9. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly...bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. Rev. 10:10. And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth...

...10:9, "And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly...bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey." I believe this is to represent the Word of God. It is always sweet to the mind and soul when one reads...

...liquor, which I drink — so. His throat moved convulsively as the whisky gurgled down. Drink, drink! And it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. Drunk I am and drunk I mean to stay, he thought. He wondered why it had never occurred to him before....