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.

Cruel as death, and hungry at the grave.

Cruel as death, and hungry at the grave.

Hungry bellies have no cars.
[Fr., La ventre affame n'point d'oreilles.]

Hungry bellies have no cars.
[Fr., La ventre affame n'point d'oreilles.]

It is difficult to spear to the belly, because it has no ears.

It is difficult to spear to the belly, because it has no ears.

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.

Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.

Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.

I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.

I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.

A hungry man is not a free man.

A hungry man is not a free man.

Obliged by hunger and request of friends.

Obliged by hunger and request of friends.