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A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
'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.
The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.
The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.