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E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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.
Fire is the most tolerable third party
Fire is the most tolerable third party
