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Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
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.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration.
[Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit
incendium.]
A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration.
[Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit
incendium.]
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.