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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.]
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
Words 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.]
Fire is the most tolerable third party
Fire is the most tolerable third party
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
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.]
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
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.
