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Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
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.
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 is the most tolerable third party
Fire is the most tolerable third party
We don't negotiate the deal. We're just the matchmakers.
We don't negotiate the deal. We're just the matchmakers.