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Bitter principle   /bˈɪtər prˈɪnsəpəl/   Listen
Bitter principle

noun
1.
Any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification.





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"Bitter principle" Quotes from Famous Books



... discreditable—how can we expect success to the labours of those who toil all their lives, amid neglect and ingratitude, to elevate the boys of England to a higher and holier view? I have seen this taint of atheistic disregard for sin poison article after article, and infuse its bitter principle into many a young man's heart; and worse than this—adopted as it is by writers whom some consider to be mighty in intellect and leaders of opinion, I have seen it corrode the consciences and degrade the philosophy of far ...
— St. Winifred's - The World of School • Frederic W. Farrar


Words linked to "Bitter principle" :   chemical compound, compound


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