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Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. read more
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, play the man! We shall this
day light such a candle, by God's read more
Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, play the man! We shall this
day light such a candle, by God's grave, in England, as I trust
shall never be put out.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
