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Similies on the same subiect.
AS corporall fasting quickens vp the soule,
So too much feeding doth depresse it downe.
As sable clouds obscure the siluer Moone,
So gluttonie dimmes glorie of the mind.
As birds with weightie bodies hardly flie,
So men o're-come with drinke, scant rightly goe.
As too much wet doth cause a moorish ground,
So too much drinke doth make a muddie mind.
As ships of lightest burden lightliest saile,
So minds of quickest motion are most apt.
As drowsie souldiours are vnfit for fight,
So drunken humours are not meet for men.