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Cruel as death, and hungry at the grave.
Cruel as death, and hungry at the grave.
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
With this there grows
In my most ill-compos'd affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I King,
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With this there grows
In my most ill-compos'd affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I King,
I should cut off the nobles for their lands,
Desire his jewels, and this other's house,
And my more-having would be as a sauce
To make me hunger more, that I should forge
Quarrels unjust against the good and loyal,
Destroying them for wealth.
I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is
hunger; for drink, thirst.
[Lat., Socratem audio read more
I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is
hunger; for drink, thirst.
[Lat., Socratem audio dicentem, cibi condimentum essa famem,
potionis sitim.]
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.
If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.
