The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
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'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
And wild in eager flow.
The earth is dried and parched with heat,
And it hath long'd to be
Released from out the selfish cloud,
To cool the thirsty tree.

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

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

And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

Pure water is the best of gifts that man to man can bring,
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Pure water is the best of gifts that man to man can bring,
But who am I that I should have the best of anything?
Let princes revel at the pump, let peers with ponds make free,
Whisky, or wine, or even beer is good enough for me.

A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.

A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.

Water is the mother of the vine,
The nurse and fountain of fecundity,
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Water is the mother of the vine,
The nurse and fountain of fecundity,
The adorner and refresher of the world.