cupidity

• But his cupidity was the stronger feeling, and Raleigh was sent with fourteen ships to the coasts of South America. —  A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
• Now his cupidity was aroused. —  Frontier Boys in Frisco
• The reason for the excesses of the old governing classes lies in the vices and passions of human nature--cupidity, lust, vindictiveness, ambition, and vanity. —  What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
• The Illustrated London News of the day said: "Railway speculation has become the sole object of the world--cupidity is aroused and roguery shields itself under its name, as a more safe and rapid way of gaining its ends. —  Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland
• The tailor had three ruling passions--cupidity, vanity, and religion. —  The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker

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