A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

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

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

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

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

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.

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.

OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.

'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.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.