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Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner:
Honest water, which ne'er left man i' th' mire.
Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner:
Honest water, which ne'er left man i' th' mire.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
Water which is too pure has no fish
Water which is too pure has no fish
And so never ending,
But always descending.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
Water is the mother of the vine,
The nurse and fountain of fecundity,
The adorner and refresher read more
Water is the mother of the vine,
The nurse and fountain of fecundity,
The adorner and refresher of the world.