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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 life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
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.
How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it,
As, poised on the curb, it inclined to my read more
How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it,
As, poised on the curb, it inclined to my lips!
Not a full blushing goblet could tempt me to leave it,
The brightest that beauty or revelry sips.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
