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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.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Fire is the most tolerable third party
Fire is the most tolerable third party
A crooked log makes a strait fire
[A crooked log makes a straight fire.]
A crooked log makes a strait fire
[A crooked log makes a straight fire.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
