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 Gluttony kills more then the sword.
 [Gluttony kills more than the sword.]  
 Gluttony kills more then the sword.
 [Gluttony kills more than the sword.] 
 If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner,
 And take to light claret instead of pale ale;
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 If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner,
 And take to light claret instead of pale ale;
  Look down with an utter contempt upon butter,
   And never touch bread till its toasted--or stale. 
 I fear it is too choleric a meat.
 How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled?  
 I fear it is too choleric a meat.
 How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled? 
 Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is 
called the staff of Life.  
 Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is 
called the staff of Life. 
I wished your venison better--it was ill killed.
I wished your venison better--it was ill killed.
 The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
 [Fr., Le veritable Amphitryon
  Est l'Amphitryon ou read more 
 The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
 [Fr., Le veritable Amphitryon
  Est l'Amphitryon ou l'on dine.] 
 A stomach that is seldom empty despises common food.
 [Lat., Jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.]  
 A stomach that is seldom empty despises common food.
 [Lat., Jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit.] 
Born but to banquet, and to drain the bowl.
Born but to banquet, and to drain the bowl.
 For, as a surfeit of the sweetest things
 The deepest loathing to the stomach brings,
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 For, as a surfeit of the sweetest things
 The deepest loathing to the stomach brings,
  Or as the heresies that men do leave
   Are hated most of those they did deceive,
    So thou, my surfeit and my heresy,
     Of all be hated, but the most of me!