The fire i' th' flint
Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame
Provokes itself and read more

The fire i' th' flint
Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame
Provokes itself and like the current flies
Each bound it chafes.

When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.

When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.

Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.

Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.

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.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.

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.]

O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.

O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.

There can be no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.

There can be no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight