‘Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thriving condition, wearing his own hair on his head the proper branches of this reasoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk…’
In this passage, axe of intemperance means
In this passage, axe of intemperance means
-
A.
hot temper -
B.
cool temper -
C.
evil mind -
D.
recklessness.