Pouring oil on troubled water.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

What, man! more water glideth by the mill
That wots the miller of; and easy it is
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What, man! more water glideth by the mill
That wots the miller of; and easy it is
Of a cut loaf to steal a shive, we know:
Though Bassianus be the emperor's brother,
Better then he have worn Vulcan's badge.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"

"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"

The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.

The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.

'Tis a little thing
To give a cup of water; yet its draught
Of cool refreshment, drain'd read more

'Tis a little thing
To give a cup of water; yet its draught
Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips,
May give a shock of pleasure to the frame
More exquisite than when nectarean juice
Renews the life of joy in happiest hours.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
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I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
When qualified aright.