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 And gazed around them to the left and right
 With the prophetic eye of appetite.  
 And gazed around them to the left and right
 With the prophetic eye of appetite. 
 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what 
is before thee:
 And put a knife read more 
 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what 
is before thee:
 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to 
appetite. 
Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!
Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!
 Now good digestion wait on appetite,
 And health on both!  
 Now good digestion wait on appetite,
 And health on both! 
 Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin
 Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.  
 Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin
 Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death. 
 Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite
 By bare imagination of a feast?  
 Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite
 By bare imagination of a feast? 
A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times
A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times
Just as appetite comes from eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning
Just as appetite comes from eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning
 "Appetite comes with eating," says Angeston, "but thirst departs 
with drinking."
 [Fr., "L'appetit vient en mangeant," disoit Angeston, read more 
 "Appetite comes with eating," says Angeston, "but thirst departs 
with drinking."
 [Fr., "L'appetit vient en mangeant," disoit Angeston, "mais la 
soif e'en va en beuvant."]