1 Kings 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not. The king knew her not - The maxim of Bacon in his enigmatical cure is, "Take all you can from the medicine, but give nothing to it; if you give any thing, it increases the disease and hastens death." I have seen this abundantly verified; but it is a subject on which it would be improper to dilate except in a medical work. An extract from Friar Bacon's Cure of Old Age may be found at the end of the chapter.