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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.
Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!
Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!
Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite,
That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honor
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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite,
That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honor
Evan till a Lethe'd dulness--
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
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.
My appetite comes to me while eating.
My appetite comes to me while eating.
Who riseth from a feast
With that keen appetite that he sits down?
Who riseth from a feast
With that keen appetite that he sits down?
Now good digestion wait on appetite,
And health on both!
Now good digestion wait on appetite,
And health on both!
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.