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O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
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.
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
Fire is the most tolerable third party
Fire is the most tolerable third party
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.
Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.
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.]
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
