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.

Ego has a voracious appetite, the more you feed it, the hungrier it gets.

Ego has a voracious appetite, the more you feed it, the hungrier it gets.

My appetite comes to me while eating.

My appetite comes to me while eating.

And through the hall there walked to and fro
A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same,
Whose read more

And through the hall there walked to and fro
A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same,
Whose name was Appetite; he did bestow
Both guestes and meate, whenever in they came,
And knew them how to order without blame.

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.

My soul tasted that heavenly food, which gives new appetite while
it satiates.
[It., L'anima mia gustava di read more

My soul tasted that heavenly food, which gives new appetite while
it satiates.
[It., L'anima mia gustava di quel cibo,
Che saziando di se, di se s'asseta.]

Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!

Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!

"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."]