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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
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
Words pregnant with celestial fire.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
Fire is the most tolerable third party
Fire is the most tolerable third party
Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests read more
Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests deep within the womb, wisdom is hidden by selfish desire.
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
