A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black, stinking fume thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.
King James IRead
Smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs.
Interpretation
Smoking is detrimental to health in multiple ways.
King James I highlights the severe negative effects of smoking on human health. By describing it as hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs, he underscores the physical harm and repulsion associated with smoking, emphasizing its dangers and encouraging avoidance of this harmful habit.
In practice
During a health seminar, one might say, 'As King James I stated, smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs' to emphasize the dangers of smoking.
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