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
   
James Payn   Name:
James Payn
Type:
Novelist
Nationality:
English
Birth:
February 28, 1830
Death:
March 25, 1898
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