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Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Oh, what ecstasy setting fires brings to my body! What power I feel at the thought of fire!...Oh, what pleasure, read more
Oh, what ecstasy setting fires brings to my body! What power I feel at the thought of fire!...Oh, what pleasure, what heavenly pleasure!
They lepe lyke a flounder out of a fryenge panne into the fyre.
They lepe lyke a flounder out of a fryenge panne into the fyre.
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
