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O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
O joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live.
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.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
Flame is very near to smoke.
[Lat., Flamma fumo est proxima.]
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight
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.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
