Oh, well, he was starving, my boy-- A state in which, doubtless, there… — The Devil's Dictionary
SAPIR 861
Oh, well, he was starving, my boy-- A state in which, doubtless, there's little of joy. No bite had he eaten for days, and his cry Was "Bread!" ever "Bread!"
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