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There can be no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.
There can be no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.
Behold, how great a matter a little read more
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.
Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue
among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth
on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. read more
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
