It Is Certain, Indeed, That The Sacred Writers Were Apt To Make Great Allowances For People With Empty Stomachs, And Though I Am Well Aware That The Present Profane Ones Think This Very Reprehensible, I Venture To Agree With The Sacred Writers. - SearchQuotes

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It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I am well aware that the present profane ones think this very reprehensible, I venture to agree with the sacred writers.

James Payn

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