He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath a…

C. S. Lewis
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He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart ✨ C. S. Lewis (2014). Letters to an American Lady, p.21, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
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He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart ✨ C. S. Lewis (2014). Letters to an American Lady, p.21, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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