Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Avarice (and Prodigality), Gluttony, and Lust. His profusion and prodigality is, however, modified by a principle of sobriety. He soon became famous at court for his prodigality and dissolute manners. Wroth received 'an astonishing prodigality of grants of land, lordships, reversions, hereditaments'. To the Tulunid Egyptians, his "marvelous" blue-eyed palace lion exemplified his prodigality. In consequence of this prodigality, he was always poor. David Neave notes that, despite Sykes' prodigality, "the residents of Garton (remained) stubbornly Methodist".