A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.

A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.

The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.

The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.

It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.

Till taught by pain,
Men really know not what good water's worth;
If you had been in read more

Till taught by pain,
Men really know not what good water's worth;
If you had been in Turkey or in Spain,
Or with a famish'd boat's-crew had your berth,
Or in the desert heard the camel's bell,
You'd wish yourself where Truth is--in a well.

A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.

A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.

'Tis a little thing
To give a cup of water; yet its draught
Of cool refreshment, drain'd read more

'Tis a little thing
To give a cup of water; yet its draught
Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips,
May give a shock of pleasure to the frame
More exquisite than when nectarean juice
Renews the life of joy in happiest hours.

Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's read more

Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's in the sea, and it's homesick, and bound to make its way home someday