Thirdly, And what is yet more important, not to lie down upon a full stomach: nothing disturbs more the sleep, nor contributes more to render it disquieting, painful, heavy, or overwhelming, than a laborious digestion in the night. Depression of spirits, weakness, disgust, weariness, incapacity of thought or of application to any thing the next day, are the inevitable consequences.
——vides ut pallidus omnis
Cœna desurgat dubia? Quin corpus onustum,
Hesternis vitiis animum quoque prægravat una
Atque affligit humo divinæ particulam auræ.
Hor.
On the contrary, nothing is more efficacious toward procuring a sweet, calm, uninterrupted, refreshing sleep, than a light supper. Freshness, agility, gaiety, are, the ensuing day, its necessary consequences.
Alter, ubi dicto citius curata sopori
Membra dedit, vegetus præscripta ad munia surgit.
Ibid.