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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.
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
They lepe lyke a flounder out of a fryenge panne into the fyre.
They lepe lyke a flounder out of a fryenge panne into the fyre.
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Fit to give weight to smoke.
[Lat., Dare pondus idonea fumo.]
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
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.
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.]
