We can all feed, and by consequence within reasonable limits we can fuse ideas; or we can fuse ideas, and by consequence within reasonable limits we can feed; we know not which comes first, the food or the ideas, but we must not overtax our strength; the moment we do this we taste of death.
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
Often it is advisable to rest quietly in bed a few days, so as not to overtax the body in its weakened condition.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson
"My dear, dear child," exclaimed Miss Mary, "I am sure you will do all you can, but you would soon overtax your strength.
"Won from the Waves"
W.H.G. Kingston