'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
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'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
And wild in eager flow.
The earth is dried and parched with heat,
And it hath long'd to be
Released from out the selfish cloud,
To cool the thirsty tree.

The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.

The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.

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

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

Water which is too pure has no fish

Water which is too pure has no fish

The rising world of waters dark and deep.

The rising world of waters dark and deep.

Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.

Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.