gluttonie

Yet man knoweth that gluttonie, Stoketh the fyre of lecherie

Making Light: Open thread 137 2010

And so when the tyrants had left none in the countrie but rude people, nor anie in the townes but such as were giuen to slouth and gluttonie, Britaine being void of all aid of hir valiant youth, became a prey to hir next neighbours the Scots and

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England Raphael Holinshed

Evidently the flesh rebelled, for later he writes: “Idlenesse and gluttonie are the two maine pillars of the flesh his kingdome,” but he conquered finally, both he and Simon Bradstreet being singularly abstinent.

Anne Bradstreet and Her Time Campbell, Helen, 1839-1918 1890

"Idlenesse and gluttonie are the two maine pillars of the flesh his kingdome," but he conquered finally, both he and Simon

Anne Bradstreet and Her Time Helen Campbell 1878

The prince is to eat in public, "to shew that he loves not to haunt companie, which is one of the marks of a tyrant, and that he delights not to eat privatelie, ashamed of his gluttonie."

Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Isaac Disraeli 1807

(I hope) bee susteined very cheape at an Ordinarie, besides the clearing of his conscience from that dreadful sinne of gluttonie. "

History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange 1873