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Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner:
Honest water, which ne'er left man i' th' mire.
Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner:
Honest water, which ne'er left man i' th' mire.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
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I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
When qualified aright.
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginnings of my
strength, the excellency of dignity, and the read more
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginnings of my
strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up
to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my
couch.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.