Timon: Why should you want? Behold, the earth hath roots; Within this mile break forth a hundred springs; The oaks bear mast, the briers scarlet hips; The bounteous housewife, Nature, on each bush Lays her fullness before you. Want! Why want ?

—Shakspere: “Timon of Athens,” Act IV., Scene 3.

Timon: Common mother, thou, (digging) Whose womb unmeasureable, and infinite breast Teems and feeds all.

—Ibid.