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A fishmonger's wife may feed of a conger; but a serving-man's
wife may starve for hunger.
A fishmonger's wife may feed of a conger; but a serving-man's
wife may starve for hunger.
Bone and Skin, two millers thin,
Would starve us all, or near it;
But be it known read more
Bone and Skin, two millers thin,
Would starve us all, or near it;
But be it known to Skin and Bone
That Flesh and Blood can't bear it.
They that die by famine die by inches.
They that die by famine die by inches.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.
Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.
If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.
If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.
At the working man's house hunger looks in but dares not enter.
At the working man's house hunger looks in but dares not enter.
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Hunger is the handmaid of genius
Hunger is the handmaid of genius
