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The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.
The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is
mastering you.
[Lat., Miserum est read more
It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is
mastering you.
[Lat., Miserum est opus,
Igitur demum fodere puteum, ubi sitis fauces tedet.]
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,
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.
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
